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A story of one of my friend:

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I had a friend who always comes up with some or the other ECCENTRICidea

for dealing with girls. His

behaviour was an ENIGMAto all my friends. The sole aim of that guy was

to conqueror as many as possible. This

nature of his was so EBULLIENTthat he turns out to be truely shameless

when it comes to girls. He was caught to

his parents many a times and they scolded him a lot more times.. but

nothing of this sort came in his way as had

this really EERIEEFFRONTERY. I just want to quote one example from his

great adventures, I think it was when

we were in !th standard that he proposed to one girl.. and ofcourse she

turned him down, we all thought

he would be very disheartened, but to our surprise he was like EXUBERENT

and we asked for the reason, and it

was because he had a new girl come to his neighbourhood, this worked as

ELIXIRto him. The story didnt end

here, the next day he was EMBROILEDwith the thought of how to propse

her and he finally came out with this

weird plan which ENGENDEREDhim many a problems. The problem was hisparents came to know about all this and

his mother furiously EXCORIATEDhim.. and this didnot EFFETEhis

attitude... This went on a long time.. and

when I met him after a long time he was changed a lot that he now seems

to have ENDUEDwith the great quality

of respecting everybody around you "especially females#.. I was really

surprised to see that much change in a

guy who never heard to any one who asked him to change his behaviour.

resent D!y mo"ies :

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$efore I EMBAR#on presenting this, let me tell u the reason for

choosing this. I am an ardent follower of both

telugu and hindi movies. %any of the present day movies were ENIGMATIC

with a really stupid and weird plot. &ome

movies with its monotonous routine plot induced a feeling of ENNUIthat

made me develop ENMITY towards movies. 'nd

at the same time we had movies which ENT$RALLEDand ENRATUREDaudience.

(hat might be the reason for this ))) Is that

lack of stories)) why do some movies ENTICEyou and at the same time

why does the other suck )) This question really

is one of the hot topics in the tinsel town. The reason for the second

section of the movies is that they lack a good

plot and even if they have a good plot, they are EI%ODIC. This is all

because of the lack of proffessionalism. &eeing

the recent past of the $ollywood I could not repress an E&ACULATIONof

surprise as it really had no hits for an year now.I think its high time that these filmi guys should wake up and ELICIT

the reason for all these points and show all these non

professionals the way to EGRE%%from the industry.

EMOLUMENT or &OB %!tisf!'tion:

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This is a point where a constant discussion goes on. some say that it is

the EMOLUMENTthat matters. (hile the others say that

it is ur job satisfacion that matters. (hen you are in a job which u


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ENAMORED(you produce the best out of you. $gut when you are

in an opposite position you try to EMULATEsomething else but can never

try to be innovative. This is the problem that we

discussed in the earlier one.. people were ENTICEDto the money in the

film industry and EMBRACEDthe field. This money serves as

a EMOLLIENTfor the earlier period of job satisfaction. $ut as time

passes on, the job dissatisfaction increases and then you

initial all the EMENDATION%. EMIRICALLYit is those guys who work on

jobs which satisfy them, reach the heights in that field.

(hen u work just only for EMOLUMENT you feel like you are jailed in an

ENCLA)E. *n the other hand when you are working on a job of

your satisfaction, even a less salary makes you feel it as an ENCOMIUM

for your work. 's an EILOGUEto this, I say +(ork for

&atisfaction and not for money+

*+y !re t+e s,i'ides in're!sin..:

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If we follow the recent trend of suicides, we notice that this is more

in youth especially students. The main reason for this is that

they are ENCUMBEREDwith lot of work and competition in the form of

studies. In todays eccan -hronicle, I read a news which E)INCEthepresent position of the students. The news reads like this, ' student

committed suicide because of his under preparation for his exams.

This is and EITOMEof the present position of the youth, who seem to

E/UIOI%Etowards studies and extra circular 'ctivities, but they

are not so. arlier people used to read just out of interest. 'nd now

its turning out to be a basic necessity and thus increasing competition.

The ENCROAC$MENT of this competition among youth, has gradually induced

the fear of defeat which made them look for other alternatives and thus

making an uneducated decision which leaves them EMACIATED. /eople are

made feel that life turns out to be an ELY%IANjourney if they are well

read

and otherwise its a hell. This feeling of the people has to be EMENDED.

/arents are ofcourse EMI%%ARYfor all these. They have to keep backing

their

children from falling into this trap. ducation is not everything in

life, there is lot more than that in life. Its just a part of life and

cannot

loose the whole life for that.

%te!nor!0+y:

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&teganography is EMBEDor hide information in Images. This is This is

just a step ahead of cryptography. The main process of this is that the

ENCI$EREDtext is put in the image. ach pixel in the image is stored

in 0 bits and the tail bits bear a minimum effect on the image so the

tail bits are used to hide the text. This is EMBRYONIC. This type of

hiding makes it ELU%I)Eto the crackers to crack the message.The reason for me choosing this topic is that it is a mix of two of my

favourite subjects, I/ and -ryptography.

In'ome T!1:

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(hen I see the news paper, there would be atleast a few of the Income

tax crimes. This shows the EXECRABLEposition of the people. They cant

even

part with some of their money to the EXC$E/UER. Though this is very


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ERRATIC, it is the present situation. The EXEGE%I%for this is nothing

but

the love to money. (e see politicians make statements on this. $ut they

are the leading stars of this. (hen the E%OU%Ea political party, a lot

of

money change hands and where all these money goes is E%OTERIC.

/olticians make these statements are just E%CAADE%to EXCULATE them

from this IT crime. How can this be stopped))) 1othing can be achieved

by EX$ORTINGthe sinners. 2ovt has to adopt a fool proof mechnasim to

E%C$E*these evaders. 3udiciary should be E)EN$ANDED. 'tleast the people

at higer govenment positions who evade tax should be EXATRIATEDso that

the common man turns out to pay the tax. If we leave the strong heads,

the common man will never pay the tax.This might be EXOTICbut still it

makes many a politicians change their way of EXLOTINGtheir position to

make money.

Fans or Fanatics ?

In this subcontinent of cricketing AFFICIONADOS where the heros are ADORED and the zerosABASED eer! encounter between India and "akistan takes on a who#e new di$ension%articu#ar#! in the ga$e of cricket& In India %articu#ar#!' hero worshi% reaches great new AS(RA)heights& (he cricketing A*BASSADORS bask in the g#or! of the res%ect hea%ed u%on the$ b!their AD*IRERS& (he other side of the coin though is e+ua##! A""A))IN,&(he heroes that do notreach the e-%ectations are sent to the ABA((OIR of the %eo%#es. wrath&

Eer! edition of the /or#d Cu% is witness to this ABERRAN( and AB0ORREN( behaior of theIndian fans towards their de$igods& After their hu$i#iating defeat at the hands of Austra#ia' the!were sub1ected to a $ore ABAS0IN, ritua# at the hands of their AD*IRERS& (his A)AR*IN,

behaior which neer see$ed to ABA(E did set the %anic be##s ringing in the cricketing fraternit!who %#eaded the$ to AD2OCA(E a $ore %eacfu# stand as su%%orters& )ucki#!' this wrath wasshort#ied& (he ADORA(ION and AD3)A(ION that was hea%ed u%on the Indian tea$ when thetea$ of Eng#and AB43RED to the $ight of the Indian A((AC5 was c#ear#! an indication of the$ercuria# e$otions of the fo##owers&

Ins%ite of a## the A*BI2A)ENCE that the fans ho#d for the Indian cricketers' the one %#ace wherethe! do not cease to su%%ort the Indian tea$ is a $atch with "akistan& (he wa! the who#e of the$atch beco$es a e$otiona# A)(ERCA(ION sans the words which are re%#aced with runs andwickets' the $eaning for ANI*OSI(6 between AD2ERSARIES takes on a who#e new $eaning&

(he thirst in the e!es and heart of the fan to see the AN,3IS0 and A,ON6 in the e!es of the#osing side $akes this who#e e%isode a rather ADRENA)INE fi##ed encounter& (he ADROI(bats$en setting the fie#d AB)A7E with their works$anshi%' the A,I)E bow#ers craing to

ANNI0I)IA(E the trio of wickets' the A(0)E(IC kee%er AC3(E)6 tr!ing to grab that ba##ACC)ERA(IN, fro$ the bats$an.s bat' the audience ABO3NDIN, in that eterna# energ! are a##the ubit+uitous scenes in eer! $atch between these two AN(A,ONIS(IC nations&

Another interesting facet of such a $atch is the wa! it AFFEC(S the %ub#ic #ife& It co$es to anABNOR*A) ABR3"( ha#t' the who#e of the countr! co$es into ABE6ANCE& It is during these$atches that we get to see the ABRID,ED ersion of unit! a$ong the Indians& (he rich who


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usua##! ABO*INA(ES the %eo%#e in AB4EC( %oert! finds it easier to share his e$otions andAFFEC(IONS during these $atches& (he who#e state is in an ANI*A(ED state ofA""RE0ENSION and AN8IE(6& It is these ti$es that ABNE,A(E an! A,NOS(ICIS* regardingthe unit! in the diersit! of this #and& A(0IES(S and god9fearers a#ike %ra! for the ictor! of thecountr!& "eo%#e AC:3IESCE to a## their wishes to see their faourites win&On fie#d the %#a!ers are sub1ect to $uch higher AN8IE(IES than their fans off the fie#d& (his is+uite eident in their A*A7IN, A)ACRI(6 to use each and eer! o%%ortunit! that co$es theirwa!& Fans are A,0AS( at an! sing#e $istake of their ido#s& (he A*A7IN, AFFINI(6 betweenthe tea$$ates that see$s to bui#d $ore %owerfu##! during these $atches not AD3)(ERA(ED b!their chronic shortco$ings and #ack of co$$unication& (he tea$ working ASSIDIO3S)6 as asing#e unit to ob#iterate the ene$!& AN8IO3S %arents dust the o#d (2 fro$ the A((IC to iew the$atches heeding to their chi#dren.s de$ands&

(he at$os%here in the fie#d is natura##! ACRID& (he ACRI*ON6 a$ong the o%%onents is c#ear#!se#f9eident $ost often than not ending in ACERBIC behaior and erbiage& In a## this ADD)IN,and the #ast $inute f#urr! of actiit! the resu#ts co$e out which a## AC:3IESCE&

If the! e$erge ictorious %eo%#e are $ore AFFAB)E towards the$' ACCO)ADES are hea%edu%on the heroes' their acts ACC)AI*ED and A"")A3DED and ACCREDI(ED for $aking India

%roud the ictor! A,,RANDI7IN, the %eo%#e' %eo%#e ABS(AIN fro$ criticising the$ in an!$anner whatsoeer' an! $istakes on the fie#d are ABSO)2ED in the best interests of theco$$on good' or rare#! see an ABS(E*IO3S %art! in the countr!&

On the other side (he #osers on the other hand reach AB6S6*A) #ows in their %ub#ic #ife& Each ofthe $e$ber of the tea$ is #ooked u%on as an ACCO*")ICE to a co$$on sin& (he AD3)A(IONwhich the! ACCR3ED a## these !ears are 1ust forgotten& Search for the A)(ERNA(I2ES begins&(he rust! o#d warhorses are ABANDONED ABBRE2IA(IN, their careers and the tea$

ABDICA(ED& Fina##! this stor$ of %ub#ic wrath ABA(ES s#ow#!&&&

(his $ind of the Indian fan which A)(ERNA(ES between the aderses of ANI*OSI(6 andADORA(ION for these cricketers de%ends on#! on the %erfor$ances on the fie#d& (his $akes thetask twice difficu#t for these %#a!ers so ADE"( at %#a!ing the ga$e on the fie#d hand#e $uch

greater %ressure off the fie#d& (he! hae no choice but to !ie#d to the ADA*AN( de$ands of theirfans who AD43RE to each and eer! AN(ICS of their faourite& (his ABS(R3SE %s!che of theIndian fan is difficu#t to co$%rehend for an A2ERA,E Indian&

Doesn.t this %roe the ADA,E .3neas! #ies the head that wears the crown. ?

1. With the match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe washed away by rain the leaguephase has ended and we have almost come half way through the cricket carnival

that started in South Africa almost a month ago. But the cataclysmof league

phases has confoundedeveryone. he coupcaused by the contingentfrom!enya and Zimbabwe comprisingof some ordinary players and the ouster ofmuch charismaticteams like Pakistan" West #ndies" South Africa and $ngland is

something #%% will definitely discuss in its conclave. Some of its members have

already concededthat that the point system and the rigid attitude of the councilhas not helped the tournament. We can only hope that the remaining matches live

up to their e&pectations and the confluenceof people to stadiums doesn't stop.


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(. With the registration for )*$ and the coaching for %A" # started my vocabulary

building. #t has always been a conundrumfor me how people can remember suchcolossallists of words. # started in the usual manner trying to remember the wordslist+wise from Barron's )*$ but got complacentsoon. But vocabulary building

has spread like a contagiousdisease among the )*$ and %A takers from our

batch and this avoids complacency and compelsall of us to try to do better aspeople are trying to cannonadeeach other with words even in colloquial

conversation. But this has provided a very conduciveatmosphere for vocabulary

building though that atmosphere always gets checkedby the pressure of studies atcollege. But then people at %areer ,aunchers are always ready with condign

punishment and ready to cowthe students if they are not done with their task. #n

all the effort level from my side has been careeningbetween e&cellent and

ordinary at various times.

-. wo babies have been born and more are to follow. We always knew that this was

going to happen ever since the birth of olly" but now we call it a coquettewith

nature. All this has been done in a very clandestinemanner by a company called%lonaid" which is associated with a cultcalled *aelians" a cliqueof people who

believe space aliens created life on earth through genetic engineering and cloningwill lead to immortality. hey /ust released the news of the birth by caesarian

section of a little girl named 0$ve. %lonaids claimhas sparked outrage among

leaders of ma/or religions and doubt in the scientific community. *eligiousleaders have called human cloning unnatural and a violation of )od's laws. #n

characteristiccontemptuousnesswe have decided that we are playing god and

confiscatingright of the creator. But the creator creates and we have merely

copied. People talk of meddling with the carefulbalance of the nature" of walkingin to the unknown territory. But then this is how it has always been" this very

curiosityhas made 2omo+Sapiens the czarof this planet. Why should it be any

different this time3 But having said all this we have to look at the other side of thecoin as well. olly's life came to a sudden ceaseafter suffering from a chronic

lung infection. he controversialand uncertain 4uestion is5 Are we capable of

cloning humans as yet3 Are we technologically well e4uipped to clone perfecthuman being" for without convictionwe do not want humans with life span of -6

yrs. #f this issue can be resolved then with few legal and constitutionalissues #

am in favor of cloning being legali7ed. We have to accept that man is now capable

of making copies of him and will do it again and again in times to come.

8. %ricket has had a steady fan following all around the globe. Batsmen" bowlers and

fielders have been the favorites of many die hard cricket maniacs such as me.Sachin's flamboyant batting" 9c)rath's flawless bowling and :onty's magnetic

fielding have made fans conspicuousof them" and finally we have a new contender"

a force to reckon with ;Behold ladies and gentlemen ; the most vocal sardar of #ndian cricket"

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continuesto captivatethe audiences" though with commentarythis time. 2e has the

capacity of 166 PP9's@phrases per minute" some clichand some imaginative ones"

but all are hard to miss.he best way to end this writing will be with one of his phrases5 $&perience is the

comb that )od gives you when one doesn't have any coiffureto care about.

4eference5 http566www.mumbai7central.com6nukkad6sep8!!!6msg!!9!.html

(hen the shy %r. : proposed to a girl %s. ;, he told her, + I will

never be rich in my life. I can never give you the riches that money can

buy. (ill you marry me)+. &he married him.

He is a man who never dreamt of the E2dor!do. 'll he wanted was to

make good quality software. He had no emerit,sneighborhood whom he

could e2,'id!tehis em3e22is+edplans so that they could invest into his

venture. It was not an e1or3it!ntventure. 'll he had when he started

was 4s.!,!!! that his wife gave him. &he had saved it for a rainy day.

Thanks to %rs. : that he did not have to entre!tanyone. &he endorsed

him by giving him a three7year sabbatical leave. &he took up the

financial responsibility of the house and acted as a f,2'r,mto his

venture, which made him happy since he did not have to em!'i!tehis

plans. $ut all he had was only 9 years to chase his dreams.

The e'sisof the company happened with six colleagues and the

group was totally em3roi2ed. His wife was the f!'tot,mat home and his

company in addition to being a system analyst at another company in the

em3ryoni'stages of his venture. (ith his e'2e'ti'decisions and

exorbitant hard work %r. : continued to edify. Emo2,mentwas not much

still< none in the group ever eluded the hard way for the temptation of

the em3e442ement. The et+osof the company was that of hard work and

sincerity.

There was no car, no phone, just two of their fini'5ybabies and abunch of them working hard, juggling their lives and having fun. 1o

crisis could f!4ethem. 1o e33was ever en',m3erin. %r. :=s ende!"or

was taking shape and this e0o'+lasted for long and now that they could

es0ywhat was to come. They ferretedout all their energy and after 8

years of extreme hard work, his company went public. His company drew a

fres'oof success all over the media. The fanatic group carved an effiy

of fanciful f!nf!reand e1,2tedthe first opportunity to embrace

success. It was no divine emiss!rybringing them en'i0+eredstrategy. It

was their sheer commitment.

veryone was all e,2oyand en'omi,ms for them. This was new and

et+ere!2but would not ens'on'ethem. Instead, they continued to

f!3ri'!tethe company in e1+i2!r!tionand e2i1ir. This e"in'eanyone

what was to come. They could successfully overcome all kinds of

e1ien'ieswith their62!n.

Today we know this e'2!tas Infosys, %r. : as %r. 1arayan %urthy

and %s. ; was %s. &udha. This e'+e2onwent on to a position that there

is an eff2,1of >! to ?! million rupees on charity each year from the

Infosys @oundation that %rs. 1arayan %urthy runs. &he receives around

!,!!! requests for applications annually and 8! phone calls for the

same per day. It is no doubt a f2,sterto differentiate e'+t


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applications from feinedones. &he doubts whenever people e1to2her if

they want money. 0 out of ! times she is right but then the cost she

has to pay is to doubt the other 8 people and she eiseesises it as an

ereio,smistake. &he -ant ed,2'or!tethis and there is no eression

out of this.

The e2finlady claims that she has not lost her identity in %r.

%urthyAs shadow despite his stepping on her career and e2idinit with

his own. &he has been e2o',tedof the fe2onyof setting a wrong example

by giving up her dreams to make her husbands a reality. &he opines his

dreams en'om0!ssednot only himself but a generation of people. (ith her

e2o7,en'eat computers, she teaches -omputer &cience to %$' and %-'

students at -hrist -ollege for a few hours every week and earns around

4s. >!,!!! a year. &he en'r,stsherself with her only extravagance,

books and -s. They still live in the same two7bedroom, sparsely

furnished house they lived in before Infosys became a success sans any

em32!4on.

That is the e2,si"e%rs. 1arayan %urthy, the trustee of Infosys

foundation.

Once upon a time during 18th Centuary, there lived a King calledJagadeesh .There was one problem that nagged him a lot.That was the quarrelsbetween the indus and !uslims."aily there used to be atleast one #$T%&C#T'O(between those two groups.'nspite o) all his #**'"+O+* attempts to #&'"-% theirrivalry, they did not stop #+*'(- each other.One religion activists ##*%" the otherreligion #"%&%(T* by treating very rudely.e tried to ally each o) them.ut no onelistened to him.is #"J+T'O( to stop all those quarrels was neglected.#ll his eortsto #!%$'OT% the peace #!'%(C% were #O&T'/%.

#s days were passing on, the #"/%&*% conditions rose in the 0ingdom.%vensmall #$T%&C#T'O(* gave rise to #T&OC'T'%* and even they started#!+T#T'(-.*o,the 0ing decided to #"'C#T% the throne,2ee to )orests to lead an#+*T%&% li)e and hated his #"/%&*'T3.e )ound that he was an #T#/'*! to his#(C%*TO&* in mishandling this situation which was #(#$O-O+* to a situation theyhad )aced at their time.ut on one night, he saw a 0nightmare in his dream.edreamt the )uture 0ingdom.e was #-#*T at the view o) the 0ingdom.'t was worsethan the current situation.#ll the laws were #(T'4+#T%".'t was a period o)#(#&C3.The total 0ingdom was divided into two parts,The indu *tate and !uslims*tate.Though these two states were #"JO'(T,there was war almost everyday.%veryone was #(#T%!#T'5'(- their #(T%C%"%(T 0ing who was none otherthan he , )or not maintaining the law and order and peace in his 0ingdom and whowatched everything,#-#%.

*uddenly he wo0e up and resolved himsel) that his ine6ciency in controllingthe situation should be an #(#T%!# to the )uture generations.e wanted to 7nd outthe #(T'"OT% to the religious poision that was spread over the 0ingdom.On an#+*'C'O+* day,he invited the important religious o6cers o) both the religions )orthe #"/%(T'T'O+* dinner.#t the dinner,he arranged their seats aroung a table suchthat every indu o6cer was besides a !uslim o6cer."elicious )ood was served tothem.e)ore they started ta0ing their dinner,he as0ed them to eat without bendingtheir elbow.%very one was ##$$%" by the 0ings decision.They loo0ed at each others


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)ace with an #*K#(C% loo0 and thought the King wanted to #*T#'( them )romta0ing their )ood.*uddenly the youngest o) the guests who was very #C+T%,too0 )oodin his hands and gave to the immediate neighbour to eat.*imilarily all others)ollowed the same thing.#)ter they all had their dinner,the King addressed to themand as0ed them to recapitulate the #"#-% 9+nited :e *tand9 and told them theconsequences o) their mutual #/%&*'O(*.e #CC%(T+#T%" the importance o) 9+nity

in "iversity9 and urged them to live together.%very one realised theirmista0es,e;pressed their #&O#T'O( to live in unity and swore in the name o) their-O" that they would never indulge in #$T%&C#T'O(*.The 0ing )elt happy when his#&"%(T eorts to unite them gave the )ruits o) success.&ight )rom then the tworeligious groups continued their #!'T3.The laws were #!%("%" and new law that anyperson who would try to provo0e the religious disparities would be #&'-(%" andhe would never be granted #!(%*T3.e would be considered as an #(T'*OC'#$'*T.#llthe people lived happily and there was peace in the 0ingdom.esides these,their0ingdom has the most )ertile #$$+/'#$ soil which was considered as #+&%%&O+*that yielded them more #


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an entire community apotheosiDed a man who preached hatred against theamericans. Thisresentment against the americans had not aggrandiDed all o) a sudden. 't had beenaccruing)or years, since the +* had started inter)ering in the aairs o) the middle east tosa)eguard its own oil interests in the region.

The question that arises is is any side @usti7ed in what they are doingE One mans@ehad is anothers terrorrism. e)ore america retaliated to avenge the death o) its

innocent citi7ens it should have amended its own domineering" neo colonialistic ways.

#n #crophobics "ilemmas

eing an acrophobic, ' am damned to a li)e o) ab@ect misery. 't doesnt matterwhether ' am standing atop a single storeyor a 1BB storey building, i) ' loo0 down dar0ness be)alls my eyes and ' )eel li0e ' amhurtling an abyss. (o amount o)

ca@oling or ad@uration can ma0e me climb a F )eet stool let alone a ladder.' was not born with this condition. 't can be ascribed to a )all ' too0 as a 1 year old

when ' )ell )rom my crib,head 7rst, while trying to stand on my )eet )or the 7rst time. The lump on my head isstill there as an eternal reminderto abstain )rom going to any place that is remote )rom the ground level. %ven i) ' amgoing up an acclivity in the sa)eenvirons o) a car ' sit a6;ed to my seat )eeling li0e my head is on the anvil beinghammerred by a heavy iron hammer.

Time is a great healer goes the adage, but i) theres anything that time has done inmy case it is to aggravate my

abysmal phobia o) heights.

'nitially ' used to be abashed when ' used to 7ant in )ront o) the whole class whenas0ed to stand on my chair or to

@ump into the pool )rom a height. !y attempt sto e;plain to my peers tha ' was not astimorous or slight hearted as theythought were met with moc0ing laughter and sniggers. ut now ' have become adroitat concealing my )ear and saving mysel)any 0ind o) abasement by staying way )rom even the slightest o) heights.

eoples apathy doesnt bother me anymore. The only thing that bothers me is the)ear that one day this )ear mightbecome so acute that ' may not even be able to stand up )or the )ear o) my own

height.

Indian Team in ICC World Cup !


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he #ndian %ricket team" after losing a series by (+ to


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beard" arrived. 2e was accompanied by a large retinueof bodyguards. #t was definitely

=eerappan.

=eerappan had a raucousvoice and a stern face. 2e was reveredlike a god by his men.

2e talked in his local dialect. 2is behaviour was rustic" but he seemed rhapsodicabout

the interview. 2e began to narrate hissalad days" when he used to play with the villageragamuffins. 2e rebuffedone of his men when interrupted while speaking. 2e is said to

have murdered his own father. As a rookie" he used to smuggle sandalwood. ,ater on" he

started to kidnap for ransom. $ventually from being an insignificant poacher andsmuggler he became the ultimate king of his repugnanttrade.

# was struck by the ferocity of the man which was evident in the way he carried himself

and his thoughts and actions. # asked him about the rumorsthat he wanted to surrenderhimself. # will surrender only if # am granted complete pardon by the government and

remunerationto boot" he said.

oday" he still remains a constant headache to the men in power" who despite their bestefforts" have not been able to guarantee the peace of mind to people.

.y /ife at ,.0

# am not a raconteur" but # will give it a try. # landed up in A9? under very perple&ing

circumstances. # was si&teen then and it was for the first time # got to know what a hostel

looks like and what nostalgic feelings are. # used to believe it had to be fun staying away

from home" especially without any supervision. # was wrong. #n the first few months # feltlike running away from this strange new world. # could identify myself with *obinson

%rusoe in the ,onely #sland. 9y sole raison d'etre was my study. # wanted to prove to

myself that # can retain my sangfroid and perform well in any condition. # /ust knew # hadto do well" very well.

he university had managed to gain minority status" and so it was #slamic culturethroughout. Almost every resident student was a 9uslim. Cinding an #slamic radicalwas

not a difficult /ob. he student community was divided into many ethnic groups" and

rumblesamong them were not uncommon. 9ost of the crowd was rambunctious. Some

of the 9uslims did bear rancoragainst the 2indus. # had never imagined that an #ndianwould ever support Pakistan. But the situation was not as bad as it appears to be. he

greatest surprise came to me during an #ndo+Pak cricket match. # was watching the match

in my hostel's common room" with a crowd of (66 students almost all of whom were9uslims. he whole crowd was dichotomi7ed into the #ndian supporters and the Pak

supporters. And one could hear the slogans 0Bharat 9aata ki :ai on every Pak dismissalF

he hostel buildings were old and ramshackleand so was the administration. %rime was

rampantin the university. he administration grew circumspect and started building

rampartsaround the campus. 2owever" they didn't reali7e the threat was not as much

from outside as was from the internal chaos. Within a few months" the situation became


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restive. A section of the students broke loose and went on the rampagewithout giving

much thought to the ramifications. And for the fourth consecutive year" the university

was closed sine die.

!ashmiri 9uslim students were not very concerned about the local politics. heir sole

rallying pointwas freedom from #ndia. And they were the ones that suffered most inclosedown of the university.

ecember D is celebrated by the 9uslims as Black ay. Babri 9as/id was razedon thatday in 1GG(. he memory of the incident still rankleswith their mind. And the incidents

on that day make one conscious of the fact.

1ollywood

&ebarbativedialogues

&ibaldhumor" &evues

&ufflesbetween the hero and the villain

>ne Bollywood 9ovie H &ailleryI

&efractoryattitude of youngsters

&evileresponse

*ona dhona

2uman 3sychology

@# am feeling rhapsodicin writing this small piece but the topic definitely re4uires deeper

understanding

We have a natural urge to rarefyourselves. We ravishat small pleasures. We believe in

moral rectitude" and this is something that we all reckon. Sometimes we retrospect" and

sometimes we introspect. We do it to gain a better understanding of our actions" and theirramifications. 2owever" some of our actions are recondite. Some psychologists believe

it's the unconscious part of our self that is in play. Some of these aspects have been

beautifully covered in the book 0he 9ind's # where the authors @both of them arescientists in %omputer Science" but have great interest in 2uman Behaviour and

Psychology pose some radical 4uestions and ratiocinateto very ama7ing conclusions.

, Commentary 4n Indian 3olitics


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Politics has come a really Jlong' way from the days of Pt.


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Matt lost his sight and father in his childhood. "his made him stronger .#y

dintof hard work and with his diligence he is able to gain super human senses of hearing

and smell.

He is able to create dioramaof ob!ect around him. "his ability makes him doughty

and he become the Daredevil to punish the depravedand evil people.

$ur hero then falls in loves with %lktra whose father works for a don. As her

father&s services are over the Don calls #ulleye to kill him. Due to lack of disquisition

%lktra thinks that Daredevil killed her father so she decides to avenge .$ne dark night she

stab Daredevil and as she doffhis mask she becomes totally dumb to see Matt Murdock .At

that moment she hears chortle of #ulleyefrom behind she tries to kill him but she is

nothing in front of #ulleye&s deftnessof throwing the sharp blade and gets killed. "his all

made our hero to rise again to fight back .

As they were fighting #ulleyes got to know weakness of our hero and he creates the din

of church bell that again made the Daredevil to fall on his knee. #ut as the bell goes silentDaredevil strike back and throws #ulleyes out of the church tower. Daredevil is not a bad

guy so he made Don to disgorge all his evil deedin spite of killing him.

2

Small crap

It is a b#essing in disguisefor ordinar! citizens when %o#itica# ria#s e-%ose each other #ike*a!awatihas done with Ra1a Bhai!a&

*a!awati has decreedthat tea wi## be sered in ku#hars and not %#astic cu% in goern$entoffice&Now it is not the re%orters but %o#itician the$se#es hae started debunking eachother&(he! search the issuse so the! can disparageother&"o#tician the$se#es debauchtheirco$%etitie #eaders&

(he! use a## there resources to debasethe e-isting #eader&(his a## deedsdebilitatesthe %art!%osition&(he! use eer! thing the! hae for defamation of o%%osition %art! &So i urge %eo%#edon.t deifythe$&(he! a## are accused of being demogaguebecause their %ro$ise.s are #ikewinds b#ow&

Deadline

Deadline$eans %oint in ti$e at which so$ething $ust be co$%#eted &In III(!ou can find debris of dead#ine here and there&I think it is difficu#t for others to decipherthe #ast


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sentence so i hae to delineateit&/e hae here #ots of assig$ent and %ro1ects each of the$hae its own dead#ine and each of the dead#ine is intersecting with other cutting one another ins$a## %ieces creating debris of b#ocks in our $ind&(his intersection has $ade us de!terousindialectic and therefore'so$e ti$e we are ab#e to conince our facu#t! to aoid thisintersection&/hat ha%%en if we get fai# to coinece the$ is on#! a dire %eriod of da! and night anddilatede!es&NO ti$e to da"dle oer an! other work&/e are not delin#uent but so$e ti$e wehae to face the diatribeof facu#t! and tutor&*ost of the ti$e we hae diade$ of ictor! oer ourheads

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$

Desultory

thoughts of $ine

It is er! difficu#t to delineatethe dilemmathat i hae in $! $ind about what to write &Does this$eans that i hae dearthof creatiit! to think or at %resent i a$ in the state of delirium%

I acce%ted this assign$ent without demur& then what ha%%en to $e&

I re$e$ber $! se#f as Despot of thought that $adesou#s to aiate fro$ their bod! and now i a$ not ab#e to %en down $! diaphanousthought&I wasnot asked to write the dissertation &then wh! such a doloroussitutation is created in $! $ind&

Oh this is great that i hae done with nine words and 1ustneeded one $ore to fu#fi# the $ini$un re+uire$ent&he##o i a$ ta#king to !ou a## this is not an ob1ectof uniersa# derision%"#ease sto% this how#s of derision other wise i wi## think that !ou aredisparaging$e &Do not think as I a$ another doldrum i hae ca%abi#it! of reaching the$a-i$u$ re+uire$ent a#so but I do not want to disparage!ou a## %

5ocial Taboo 6 should it change7

Note: This article contains slang. Only for mature audience.

,oads of Pun/abi tottyin tight toggeryslithered across the road and" many a young heads

twizzled to catch a view. he tantalizing sight of the mons pubic and ripe bosomprovided much titillationto the onlookers.


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>ne among the onlookers" he" dreamt about snogging these girls. reams faded but the

reality forced some cheap literature in his hands" forcing with it a worry about his teeny#weeny tusk that did not measure up to the prescribed @enormous si7e. 2is woescontinued as he felt a twinge of guilt every time he tossed himself off. 2e lived with this

guilt for long as he could not talk with anyone about a taboosub/ect.

oday" he says" 09y son will not carry any guilt on his mind. # have told him everythingthat he should know about it." avoiding the taboo word in his speech.

The plight of a bald man

>nce upon a time" there lived a bald man who fell in love with a termagantwoman. 2er

name was )ooseberry.

0)ooseberry" will you marry me30# won't" she replied tersely" without turning a hair.

0Please" he insisted.

0#f you can grow some hair on your scalp in a week's time and ; # will think about it."

she said" making his hair stand on end.0# agree" he said tamelyto this timocraticdemand of ac4uiring hair for ruling over her

heart.

2e rushed to a doctor for a therapeuticsolution to his problem. he hospitable doctor

gave him an advice in place of medicines. 2e suggested him to wear a toupee.2e followed the advice.

0)ooseberryF 9arry me nowF

0Who are you3 2ave we met before30# am the same bald man who loves you a lot

0Why have you tessellatedyour head3 # think you look better without your hairK but #

don't love you.e/ected" he stated traipsingaway. Suddenly" a sweet voice stopped called his name. 2e

stopped and turned back. *osy" a taciturngirl who lived in the neighbourhood" stood

there with a rose in her hand.0Will you accept my love and marry me3 # love you." *osy said with a twinkle in her

eyes.

0Les. # will" *osy" he said in a soft voice.

hen" he turned to )ooseberry and asked her 0o you want to play gooseberry or willyou let us alone3

)ooseberry left 4uietly.

*osy came closer to him and held his hand.

0o you like me the way # am3" he whispered.

0Les. # love you the way you are and you are the man of my dreams.2e let his hair down and they lived happily ever after.

8ating 4ut


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*ecently" # was invited to a party in a big restaurant. # entered the dinner hall with a

thumpingheart and an empty stomach. Since" # am used to eating out at small places" the

number of tables placed there overwhelmed me. # had my plans of behaving well at theparty.

Wine came in as an appeti7er. # did not want people to know that # was a tosspot. # picked

up one glass and started sipping my drink slowly. After a couple of servings of tete decuvee" # had put away all inhibitions.

Waiters here seemed like my geography teacher" who once threw me out of the class for

not knowing where 9e&ico was" telling me perple&ing names of the 9e&ican dishesbeing served. Taco" # was told" consisted of rolled tortilla+ filled with a mi&ture of meat

and beans. Tostadawas nothing more than a pancake topped with terrine. # did not like

any of these for the #ndian tang was missing.

# was too timorousto be a valiant trenchermanbut # rediscovered my appetite thatnight. # succeeded in the terminus ad quemof my plan M of getting li4uored up. 9y

short+lived ecstasy ended when # tossed my cookiesout on floor.

Barely three days later" # had overcome my hangover and was ready to attend another big

partyF

3rashant 9ashyap

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to aoid the war& It wi## hae to be seen whether 3S confines itse#f tothe barricades %osed b! the wor#d co$$unit!& And if the war breaks out'consider the $iser! that Ira+is wi## be sub1ected to& It wou#d not on#!be#itt#e the hu$anit!' but wou#d a#so $ark one of the greatest b#unders inthe histor! of $ankind& None of the barbarian $assacres in the histor!wi## be ab#e to $atch the casua#ties in this kind of war& /ith the ar$ies'so%histicated and e+ui%%ed as neer before' there wi## be #ess chancesthat Ira+ wi## b#osso$ again out of the ra$shack#es' in after$ath of the

A$erican b#itzkrieg& 3S. %ro%osa# of the reconstruction of Ira+ $a! initebou+uets and brickbats at the $o$ent' but een the conseratie esti$ateswi## !ie#d to the %ossibi#it! of ob#iteration of Ira+& (he seerit! of awar in $odern da!s can not be esti$ated on#! in ter$s of casua#ties' wherea who#e cii#ization faces the e-istentia# crisis&

;@= Need for Constitutiona# A$end$ents

(he Indian constitution' which was conce%tua#ized on %robab#! the finesteer directie %rinci%#es' now %roides one of the safest bastion forcorru%t %o#iticians and cri$ina#s& Bureaucrac! has been e-%#oiting its#oo%ho#es for $ore than !ears& (he architects of Indian constitution

%robab#! forgot to %onder oer how beautifu##! the #aws can be $anoeuredto deceie its inherent a#ues& And to our bewi#der$ent a## this ha%%ensat the behest of the #aw$akers& Its not too difficu#t to %ortra! theconte$%orar! India' where #ikes of 5hiarnar get transferred twice an !ear'whereas )a#oo turns out to be %o#itica# 1uggernaut in three consecutiee#ections& Briber! is taken to be a fait acco$%#i' and %oses seriousthreats to the nationa# %rogress be!ond one.s i$aginations& (hosetrae##ing under the .red beacons. hae beco$e bo#d enough to betra! thenation and its constitution' without an! hesitation& Its high ti$e that westand u% and ask the #egis#atie to buttress this countr! with so$efunda$enta# a$end$ents in its .ru#e9book.& A $o$ent $ust co$e when we canboast of our goernance a#ong with the cu#ture' on a g#oba# %#atfor$&If that ha%%ens' the da! wi## be not be far when this nation wi## be a

uto%ia to beho#d&

;= *e$oirs of 5argi#

(o$orrow our cricket tea$ is going to hae an encounter with thearch9ria#s "ak& (his re$inds $e of our #ast $i#itar! c#ash with the$&(hese $e$ories date back to $! tenure as a S(AR9(2 corres%ondent oncurrent affairs& I used to be#ong to the bourgeois cadre of re%orters'with an a$bition of $aking a $ark in 1ourna#is$& 3sua##! in badinage a$ong!oung re%orters' we fancied of ca%turing a war fro$ the batt#egrounds& A##of a sudden the 5argi# war broke out& (his wou#d se#do$ ha%%en in #ife ofa (2 re%orter' in this %art of the %#anet& Our $anage$ent was #ooking forauthentic sources of news on 5argi#& It was %erha%s $! bohe$ian attitude

which co$%e##ed $e to o#unteer for #ie coerage of .O%eration 2i1a!.&And the er! ne-t $orning of $! bo#d decision' I was ta#king to ar$!%ersonne#s to #et $e acco$%an! the$ to the front& It was a hot $orning of*a!' and the incessant banging of she##s in Shrinagar' fro$ the hosti#eside of the border' was enough to baff#e and irritate an!one& I wasa##owed to $oe to Drass sector with the th Sikh batta#ion& Fro$ this%oint infi#trators cou#d be seen' with a binocu#ar' %ositioned on thehi##s o%%osite to us& /e had to bear with the hardshi%s of a batt#efie#d'and ar$! bunkers were the on#! %#aces where !ou cou#d be #east worriedabout the furious she##ing fro$ ene$!& (he re%orting was sheer adenture'


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but it wou#d be bogus c#ai$ to sa! that we were not 1eo%ardizing our #ife&During $! brief sta! with the so#diers' I went through $an! tense > 1o!ous$o$ents' and $an! fi##ed with the s%irit of $art!rdo$& /e a#so heard ofthe bruta# $urder of )t& Ahu1a' whi#e he was on air9%atro# a#ong the )oC&Een after co$ing back to De#hi in ear#! Se%te$ber' the $ind bogg#ingthoughts of $! da!s at border did not #eae $e for a #ong ti$e& Co$ingback to cricket' our tea$ is b#essed with the good wishes of one bi##ionIndians' and there is no reason wh! we shou#d not bo#t "akis at such a enue&

The -ladiator GoemH#rrayed in a resplendent armour#ccoutred with the best o) weaponse waited )or the 7nal hour

The hour o) rec0oning that was to be

e stood in the alley$istening to the resounding applause

That thundered the amphitheatreas they anticipated him

They loved his audacityin the )ace o) adversityis august bearing#nd his demeanour austere

They cheered with such ardorthat it le)t him wondering"o they really love meOr @ust apocryphal they are being

The anonymous warrior, they believedTheir anarchist he was to bee would de)y the autocrat#nd show them the way to be )ree

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one to one 7ght with swords and spears. The 7eld 9cramming9, with people )rom bothsides cheering their leader. #)ter a 7erce 7ght , -eorge gives *addam the 9coup degrace9 , bringing an end to the 9crescendo9 o) e;citement and @ittery. -eorge 9chides9*addams general , shows 9clemency9 over 'raqi public and brings an peace)ulsolution to the 'raqiproblem

/eerapan 0idnaps Catherine Jeta 5one

&ecent 0idnap o) one the most beauti)ul and 9coy9 actress Catherine Jeta 5one bysandalwood smuggler /eerpan has send a wave o) 9consternation9 and shoc0 in thehollywood 7lm industry. Catherine Jeta 5one was along with her 9celebrity9 husband!ichel "ouglous to 'ndia )or promoting their new 7lm when the 9catastrophe9occurred. /eerapan who has been 9chivying9 'ndian army since 1B years had the9chutDpah9 to ta0e such a bold step has le)t the 'ndian government in Ichagrin9.9Capre diem9 , he has 9coerced9 the 'ndian government )or 9clemency9 else )acegrave 9consequences9. !ichel "ouglous, who was bearing a 9cadaverous9 )ace, wasthe 9cynosure9 o) the media a)ter the 0idnap. !aintaining his 9composure9 he hasas0ed the government to 9comply9 with /eerapans demand and get bac0 Catherinehome. The 'ndian government have contacted &amaswamy , the 9conduit9 betweenthe government and the chandan smuggler , )or a 9conciliation9

'CC G'ndia Chale ChaloH :orld Cup

'n order to put 'ndian Cric0et team on 9cloud nine9 by ma0ing 'ndia win the world cupand 9coa;9 the 9cacophonous9 9con2agration9 o) 'ndians bac0 home, 'CC decided tohost another 'CC G'ndia Chale ChaloH world cup with tough teams li0e olland,(amibia, Canada angladesh. The rules )or the cup were decided as1. To 9corroborate9 'ndias chances winning the toss, a rule was )ormed that i) *ouravwins the toss, 'ndia will bat 7rst... else the opposite team will 7eld 7rst Gas 'ndians arepoor chasersHF.9Congruous9 to 'ndias inability to last )or B overs each match will be o) LB oversonlyM. 'ndian pitches 9congenial9 to spin bowling will be laid in all the matches.L. !atches will be held in olland, (amibia, Canada angladesh which are9conducive9 )or batting. #ll nations e;cept 'ndia will host the match G#s host nationsnever won the:orld cupH and gives the players a chance to visit )oreign land on governmente;pense. To end the 9consternation 9 and 9con@ecture9 that whether 'ndia will quali)y )or the*uper *i;es or not it was decided that ool # will 9comprise9 o) 'ndia, (amibia,olland, Canada angladesh, and )or ool 'ndia only..so that i) 'ndia wont quali)y

)rom pool #, they de7nitely will quali)y )rom ool .A. # 9covenant9 will be signed among the playing nations that balls bouncing above0nee high will be termed as no balls, and i) a bowler bowls above 1FB 0m?h will beremoved )rom the attac0, as its dangerous )or 'ndian batsmen.N. !an o) the match will get a lavish dinner with various 9cuisines9in the 7nest o) the 9culinary9 along with chance to endorse #didas ? (i0e product )ora month


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* lease note that this is a 9conceit9 , inspired by a email )orward and not to beta0en as a 9calumny9 towards the 'ndian team. $ets wish our cric0et team all thebest and hope it brings home the world cup

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around him craDy and )rom a very young age he used to come up with so manyobscure )acts that people began to doubt his veracity and thin0 that he was beingapocryphal.

%veryone 0nows that (ewton discovered gravity but very )ew 0now that he 7rstdiscovered it at the age o) . 'n those days apple trees were not as abundant and

commonplace as they are today. (ot everyone had seen an apple. 't so happenedthat one day little newton set out to ma0e some more o) his prodigal discoveries. (ot)ar away )rom his village he came across a tree and saw some ants climbing it...andhe sat down to wonder that how could the the ants cling on to the tree. That is whena weird loo0ing , red )ruit )ell on his head. (ow instead o) wondering what this thingthat he was seeing )or the 7rst time was Gbecause he had a very as0ew and atypicalsense o) thin0ingH, he thought that why did it )all down and not go up. That is how hecame up with the idea o) gravity. e was so elated at his new discovery that he ateup the aromatic )ruit in his hand and threw away the core. :hen he reached thevillage and told the people about his discovery , they as0ed )or proo) . e too0 thembac0 to the tree he had been sitting under but alasQ there were no more apples on it.!oreover there were no more trees li0e that to be )ound anywhere alse.eoplelaughed and scoed at him. $ittle (ewton was adamant to not let the )rivolities o)nature ruin his dicovery. #nd so he avowed that he would one day show the entireworld that )ruit and prove the e;istence o) gravity.

*o he loo0ed )or the seeds o) the )ruit he had eaten, planted them in his bac0yardand waited )or 1A long years )or the tree to bear )ruit, and as soon as the 7rst apple)ell )rom the tree he was able to demonstrate gravity.*o you see (ewtons 7nal discovery o) gravity was not as adventitious as it seems tobe. !ore over we have to attribute not @ust gravity but also apples to (ewton, )or i) itwas not )or him we all would have been deprived o) this wonder)ul )ruit. 'n The mind o) an #lcoholic

9+mhhh9, ' stood in the wine store, ta0ing in all the aromas that rose )rom thoseglistening bottles and wa)ted through the air all around. ow ' wished that ' couldpossess them all. One day ' would. :hen ' would be the 0ing o) my utopian world, abacchanalian land where there would be no water but only booDe, 2owing throughthe rivers and into the the oceans. :here acchus would be the only god that we willworship. :here all men and women would be equal in being into;icated ..... This incongruous loo0ing man shoo0 me out o) my stupor. e introduced himsel)as a social wor0er, a sel) proclaimed guardian o) public morals. e was wor0ing toameliorate the society, to alleviate the suerrings o) the common man he told me.9:ell....*o was '9, ' thought.9#re u aware o) the no. o) people who die o) consuming hooch every yearE9, he as0edme.9' 0now,9 ' said and was about to add,9 they should ma0e scotch cheaper.9ut he carried on, 9 #lcohol is the greatest, most abominable ill that has aRicted thehuman society today.99ooch, not alcohol9, ' was about to correct him.

ut he interrupted again, 9:e have to rid this world o) alcohol i) we want to ma0e ithappy once again.9' was aghast as it dawned upon me that this mans idea o) a happy world was acomplete antithesis to mine.#ny hope that ' had o) ma0ing him change his point o) view disappeared as hesaid,9#bstinence is the 0ey. ' have never had anything but water in my entire li)e.9ow could ' e;tol the virtues o) alcohol to a man who had had such an abstemiouse;istence.


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' was appalled at the thought that there e;isted such an addleheaded creature inthis universe who had deprived himsel) o) one o) the greatest pleasures 0nown toman. :hat le)t me even more 2abbergasted was the reliDation that there e;isted aperson whom ' had to re)orm i) my dream o) an %l "orado o) booDe was to cometrue.' stood speechless and writhed in pain as he heaped one anathema a)ter another on

alcohol.#nd then it struc0, and scared me li0e ' had never been scared be)ore, the thoughtthat this man must have said this crap to countlees other people. #nd some o) themgullible and naive as they are when inebriated must have got in2uenced.ey acchusQ ' couldnt @ust stand there and see the world o) my dreams )all apart. 'had to do something.

#nd so ' set out to sanitiDe the minds o) all those )uture deniDens o) my utopian0ingdom, which had been poisoned by that anarchist and to ma0e this world a betterplace )or you and )or me and the entire human race. #nna, #by aby and #mar *ingh

ere ' am, #gassi, standing in the centre o) the main hall o) un@ab (ational an0, iTech city branch, !adhapur, yderabad. olding a .L, ' have atleast B police ri2esaimed at me. There are 1BB ashen )aced people standing all over the place , but 'cant ta0e my eyes o that most unli0ely couple loc0ed in a passionate embrace rightin )ront o) me. They are #mar *ingh and #by aby.'t all started months ago. ' was leading a )airly com)ortable li)e, happily settled with*te6 and Jaden -il. ' curse the moment when ' decided to play mi;ed doubles withste6 at the )rench open. #t &oland -arros ' chanced upon #nna....ohQ she was themost beauti)ul woman ' had ever come across. *he seemed so petite and delicate...acomplete antithesis to *te6. 't was love at 7rst sight. The moment ' saw her .... '0new that ' had to divorce *te6. ut wait, where would ' get the money to pay thealimony...especially a)ter my )atherinlaw eter had beaten me and ta0en all mymoney to pay his 7nes )or ta; evasion.

Trying to earn all that money through tennis would be too arduous.There was onlyone way out o) this tric0y situation...' would have to rob a ban0. #nd so armed withmy .L ' reached this place. ' entered the managers room. The ban0 manager #mar*ingh...a portly )ellow seemed to be very amiable and totally gutless. There was onething weird about him though. e had these pictures o) a guy with a )rench beard allover his room. e was #by aby...a 7lm star , someone told me and our dearmanager seemed to be in complete awe o) him.(ot @ust in awe o) him, he adulated him, he loved him, ' was told.9$O/%" '!Q This world abounds in anomalies. 't is )ull o) weird and not so straightpeople9, ' thought.ut ' had a @ob to do... and so ' too0 out my gun ... and started the robbery. Thepeople were yielding to all my demands without raising a hair inresistance.%verything was going smoothly...my assiduous planning was paying o.

#nd then the une;pected happened. 'n came a person being pushed in a wheelchair.

e sat motionless without utterring a word as i) he was comatose. G$ater ' came to0now that he was suering )rom aphasia, due to an accident he had recently beeninH.(o sooner did he roll into the ban0, that our seemingly harmless manager ran amuc0.9!y $ove .... #by aby 9,he shouted and 2ung himsel) on that man.9Oh, so its the 7lmstar9, ' thought.9ut what the hellQ ' am the boss here.' will not tolerate audacity9, ' ordered everyoneto stand still and as0ed the manager to move away )rom the guy.ut the manager @ust didnt listen to me. e was not ready to leave this #by guy.


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9'll have to pull him apart )orce)ully9, ' thought and went upto them.....and then ithappened.' saw the guys )ace )or the 7rst time and my 0nees turned to @elly, ' had butter2iesin my stomach.' was completely awestruc0

9O !3 -O"Q This guy was gorgeous.e was so amaDingly good loo0ing. :hy did he

loo0 li0e such a moron in all those photos. ' was in love li0e ' had never been be)ore...' had never )elt li0e this even )or a girl,9...then it occurred to me,9 -O*Q even ' amnot straight...but who cares ' want #by aby.9

#midst all this con)usion someone had pressed the security alarm and when ' cameout o) my stupor ' realiDed ' was surrounded by police.#nd so here ' am.

9:hat am ' to do nowE99ow will ' marry #nnaE99#nnaE :ho #nnaE .... ' want to marry #by aby.99ut wait a minute ... this #mar *ingh is @ust not ready to leave him ....ow dare hetouch my aby.9

#(-Q ' @ust shot #mar *ingh.

*! (ribu#ation with death

C#ass in Career )aunchers is a#wa!s a bus! schedu#e and a#wa!s arouses afee#ing of tor%or& Serious#! it.s difficu#t to re$e$ber when I #astreached $! c#ass in ti$e& On that fatefu# da! too I and so$e of $! friendshad to hurr! towards the centre& /e had to tarr! #ong' before we got intoa bus and had 1ust $inutes to reach our destination& /hi#e in the buswe thu$bed through our notes and tried to $e$orize the assign$ents gienfor this c#ass& No fear of tirade can eer $ake us do our assign$ents onti$e& An!how b! the ti$e we were finished we were a#$ost at ourdestination& Since the bus sto%s a #itt#e farther fro$ the centre we wereat the footste%s of the bus waiting for it to get s#ow' so that we cou#ddescend before it sto%s& I was standing at the front and ,od knows whatha%%ened' the ne-t $o$ent I was on the road whi#e the bus was sti##

s%eeding a#ong& I was sur%rised how cou#d i #oose $! tenacious ho#d on thebus&For two to three seconds I fe#t as if $! bod! has #ost its tacti#esensitiit!& (hrongs of %eo%#e gathered around and the tu$u#t of the $ob$ade $e $ore nerous& So$ehow I got u% and after $inutes of dra$a thecrowd dis%ersed& As $! friends ca$e a#ong running I oerca$e $!tre%idation& I was #uck! not to get hit b! an! other ehic#e otherwise ina cit! #ike 0!derabad !ou neer know when !our #ife is cut short&

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Drea$ing awa!

I was reading a book in the #ibrar!&I rare#! isit #ibrar! so i was

fee#ing a #itt#e uneas!&(he taciturnit! that %reai#ed $ade the thingseen worse for $e&Instead of concentrating on the book i started fee#ingtedious and ti%s!&It was not #ong before i fe## as#ee%&I don.t know whatha%%ened ne-t but when i broke $! trance it was #ate in the night&(he#ibrar! was c#osed and i was there ' a## a#one&I was sur%rised how cou#dan!bod! #eae $e there a## a#one and $oreoer how can i s#ee% for so#ong&/e## i had no idea what to do&(he tenebrous at$os%here $ade $enerous and i cou#d fee# $! tre$u#ous bod!&&Sudden#! i heard a noise&Itwas a sort of tee9hee&I decided to e-%#ore and went in the direction ofthe noise&As i was finding $! wa! in the dark so$ebod! thu$%ed $e on theback&I turned around and saw the #ibrarian&/hat & /e## i had beeni$agining a## these things in $! s#ee% and not on#! i was s#ee%ing buta#so snoring & (his had $ade the #ibrarian to co$e around and wake $eu%&As i got u% i saw students taunting at $e&I had $ade a traest! of

$!se#f and I rea##! fe#t e$barrased and decided not to isit the #ibrar!again&

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(he da! after ar$ageddon

It is &(hird wor#d war is oer&Eer!thing is destro!ed&I a$ the on#!sou# %resent on the earth&As i wa#k oer the debris i see dead bodies#!ing here and there and b#ood transuding fro$ the$&(here is tur$oi#eer!where&(he sun is not isib#e because the sk! is coered with dust and

s$oke&I don.t know how i suried but !es i was there a## a#one&It a##see$ed so contradictor!&Near#! a *onth ago $an had oer%owered death b!inenting a new $edicine that cou#d kee% hi$ a#ie for ages and now the$ankind was tor%edoed b! the nuc#ear ho#ocaust&I fe#t tor$ented at thetrucu#ent hu$an nature and his $ora# tur%itude&It see$ed so $uchtrans%icuous to $e but not to those who fought a$ong the$esees withdead#! wea%ons&*! trance is broken b! a sound and as i turn around i see abird f#!ing&2ow how can that be'nobod! was a#ie and i was dead sure ofthat&As i co$e #itt#e c#oser to the bird i thought i knew the bird&Ihaen.t seen it before but what i had read in schoo# ' i knew that thebird was %hoeni-&/h! isn.t the %hoeni- the bird that burns itse#f andrises fro$ the ash to be born again&It was a $essage %erha%s fro$ the ,odthat its not oer !et&/hateer ha%%ened is te$%ora# and transistor!&(he

hu$ans wi## trans$ute'rise and wi## ru#e the wor#d again&

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/ar on Ira+ Ineitab#e

Once again A$erica has shown us that its tenacious ho#d on the wor#d isgetting $ore stronger&/ea%ons of $ass destruction $a! 1ust be a tentatie


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e-cuse but what is $ore tanta#izing to a$erica is the contro# oer entireeuro%e sub9continent if it is ab#e to set u% $i#itar! base there&(ute#ar!attitude of 3NO is no #onger working and 3SA $a! not acce%t te$%orizingan! #onger&Other nations are a#os 1ust being too toad! and are knee#ingdown to tendentious a$erican a%%roach because the! fear a$erica&"rotestsagainst the war is a#so on#! te$%ora# and eer!bod! knows that unc#e sa$

is no #onger te$%erate&/hat eer!bod! is neg#eting is that a strike onira+ $a! tanta$ount to no #ess than a wor#d war because of theso%histicated nature of warfare and high#! destructie wea%ons&/e can nowon#! %ra! and wait to see the conse+uences&

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India "akistan and the /or#d Cu%

So the ti$e has arried !et again& A c#ash between india and %akistan is

touted as the $ost ha%%ening cricket $atch of the wor#d cu%&(he trucu#entand the test! crowd wou#d $ake the $atch a## $ore interesting&(hetangentia# nature of the $atch wou#d kee% the crowd tense ti## the #ast$o$ent&Eer!bod! knows that winning this $atch is $ore i$%ortant thanwinning the wor#d cu%&Eent a t!ro in cricket wou#d not #ike to $iss this$atch&Both sides wi## thrott#e with fu## turbu#ence and trenchanc!&B! theti$e this wou#d be read %erha%s the $atch wou#d hae a#read! an thri##ing%osition&I on#! %ra! to god that india wins&

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First da! at co##ege and ragging

(he first da! of the co##ege is a#wa!s $e$orab#e&,etting ragged on thefirst da! $a!be a trite e-%ression but that is the thing that tor$entseer! new students&I a#so cou#d not esca%e it&I was caught b! a grou% ofseniors&Being a ti$id and a introert t!%e of gu! $! heart was %ounding#oud and hard but I decided to face the$ with te$erit!& (he! asked $e tobe terse and brief at $! eer! answer&(he! asked a## sort of +uestions andteased $e in a## %ossib#e $anners the! cou#d&(he! $ade $e to act and dance and seera# $ore si$i#ar things&(he! a#soin+uired that wether i ti%%#e but i re%#ied that i was ateetota#er&Short#! afer that re#eased $e&(he $eeting with the$ wastransitor! and it was not so tortuous as i thought it wou#d be&(he sa$e

seniors are toda! $! friends and i certain#! hae #earnt a #ot fro$the$&Ragging is after a## not that bad as it is be#ieed to be&

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G I was born inte##igent but education ruined $e G


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/e were to#d that we had the wherewitha# to co$%ete in an e-a$ that winnows out those whohae the a%titude fro$ those who do not& /e were we#co$ed in the coaching where the witticis$

of the $entor whetted our interest in the sub1ects& /hisked off to a decent start' we s$e##ed whiffof success when we tre$endous#! increased our ocab des%ite our acade$ic woes at III(' thanksto the wrath of our $entor& As is our wont' we are whi$%ering again as the ne-t assign$ent is towrite si- stories containing at #east ten words fro$ #etters een as obscure as -'!'z& /e $ightwi$% out and wince at the idea initia##! but we know that we hae to do it not for our f#a$bo!ant$entor but for our own better$ent&999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999(he war is on India takes on "akistan on


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wanton behaiour an!$ore& No one shou#d confuse $! co$$itt$ent with wander#ust I a$ nowa##!& If things go wrong' I beco$e the whi%%ing bo!G Caught u% in a whir#ing whir#%oo# ofe$otions' Aksha! reached his boss. office& 0e had decided to wade into his boss and so he!anked the door o%en& 0e was greeted b! his boss who showed hi$ the $uch !earnedE$%#o!ee of the 6ear award' which the co$%an! had decided to confer on hi$& 0e +uiet#!%ocketed his resignation #etter&

999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999Fro$ the whir#wind of ha%%enings in the #ast fortnight' it is c#ear that un$indfu# of g#oba# %rotest'the 3S is set on using $i#itar! force to oust Sadda$& (he %rotest $ight gie wa! to war cr! andwar dance as the war9#ike 3s is not deterred b! wor#d wide wai#ings& *ost of the countries e-ce%tFrance wi## !ie#d to the 3S $ight& (he 3S is whingeing that Sadda$ has #inks with A# :aida andhis /ea%ons of *ass Destruction $ight end u% in hands of terrorists who cou#d wreak haoc inthe 3S& A#read!' #ast week.s threats b! bin )aden un#eashed a wae of concern in 3S& So thene-t few weeks wou#d take a## of Bush.s %ersuasing ski## backed with 3S $ight to conince thewor#d that war is the on#! so#ution&99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

Ouch. This was the 7rst word that came to my mind. ' dont remember why.:ent to classes as usual. &ealised that the ne;t days were holidays.

*lept )or sometime in the a)ternoon and then tal0ed to my groupmates about thepro@ect' had to submit in the evening.


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' thought it didnt matter i) ' could not complete the assignment.

' now 0onw whats wrong with me and why ' answered in cubes when ' was as0edin squares.

1>F p.m.

' learnt that both the tutors who were supposed to chec0 the pro@ect ihad to submit today were out o) town.' ta0e a loo0 at mysel). :hat did i accomplish this wee0 E nothing,

e;cept )or the realisation that i did nothing.

There are many ironies in li)e. #ll are tragic.

Thursday

"o i have to mention my routine again E the 7rst thing i did was mail the tutor o) onesub@ect andas0ed him i) it was imperative that i submit the assignment the ne;t day.

:ent bac0 to my room. ' had a class. "ecided to do some proper wor0 in thatclass. Too0 the Thesaures, a $%='CO( and armed with a pen and some papers,went to the class. *tarted writing something. 't all appeared very stupid. 'cursed the $%='CO-%&. Couldnt there be a boo0 where all related wordswere at one place E O) course, ' was not sure i) that would help me becausemost o) the words starting with $ either meant $%:" or meant $%T#&-'C.

' then realised that ' will have to mail the stories. *o there is no point inwriting them down. ' tal0ed to my groupmates about the other assignment ' hadto do. #s a true pro@ect manager, ' assigned them speci7c tas0s. They told me' could do all wor0 mysel). 't was my responsibility they said. #re all girlsli0e thatE or is it @ust me E

The tutor mailed me a reply by this time. e said the other students havealready assumed that the assignment was postponed. *o ' could ta0e a )ew days.One tas0 completed.

resent Time.

!y dad is leaving today. *o, he got me lots o) stu to eat. !y $#&"%& was)ull again. e wished me luc0 and he went. e is a good person.*nap bac0 to reality. &an to the main bloc0 and decided ' will hold adiscussion with my pro@ectmates and assure them that their s0ill sets areabsolutely essential to the pro@ect. ' was told that they already started thewor0 and that ' was late... -irls...

' sat down to start writing the stories. Opened up a website which had the -&%

words and started using them one by one in alphabetical order, to createstories. ' had decided the theme and the structure long bac0. *o, it was timeto 2irt with the words in the wildest way imaginable.y this time, it waslate in the evening and ' was )eeling $'*T$%**. (o idea why. Just didnt havethat energy. :ent ahead with the stories anyway. !y $'(-+'*T'C s0ills are notthat bad. *o, ' surprised mysel) by completing them in record time. (early Mstories in around LB mins. !ailed them to the mentor )or a per)unctoryevaluation.+sed charecters resembling lions, who were actually don0eys. +sedquite a )ew $'TOT%* too. One could say that my style o) wor0 was


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understatements.

$O'T%&%" around the canteen )or sometime and retired to my quarters.:as thin0ing about the assignment.


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y this time i was )ully awa0e.(ow, my dad is very $%('%(T in a )ew thingsconcerning me and the room was one.

Than0 god )or that. e didnt mention anything about the room.

' made him com)ortable, and went downstairsGwhy E to chec0 my mail o) course.' am not connected to the net. !y institute did not provide )or thatH

!et this guy whose name ' shall not mention. e tries to act $%O('(% butends up being asinine.. The most un)ortunate thing is that he does not realisethat. e started tal0ing about his problem with his pc too. ' made mysel)scarce.

There is a problem with some )riends i 0now, and thats the $%/'T3 in theirattitude towards wor0. These some people show an almost $#CK$+*T%& attitudetowards wor0 o) any0ind, and its a pity ' do that too.%ven more un)ortunate is the )act that ' realise the )act.

That day, ' had to submit an assignment and ' had the audacity to ta0e it easyand copy it )rom another guy. :ent to a lecture ne;t and the lecturer gave mea $'%$ dose o) enlightenment, to the e;tent that ' )elt as i) ' were$%/'T#T'(-.Gatleast i had the strongest urge to do @ust that.H *ometimes, ')eel that these lectures are committing a grand $#&C%(3 o) everyones precioustime. ' dont listen to these lectures anyway. *o, ' guess ' @ust go there )orshowing my )ace to the lecturer G@ust in case he has the habit o) loo0ing atthe studentsH so that he 0nows an entity e;ists, which remotely resembles me.

*o, this day, with no other wor0, ' was tal0ing to another classmate o) mine,a girl, and the lecturer saw me. :arned us that such $%/'T3 shall not betolerated in the class. :e mumbled some apologies.

Classes had become more o) a $'#'$'T3 than an asset. #nd they wereoneandahal) hour liabilities.

"ay passed without much event. *lept at 1FBB a)ter tal0ing )or sometime withmy dad.!onday

' wo0e up at a $%'*+&%$3 8o cloc0. ' was still )eeling sleepy. *tarted mycomputer and started listening to songs. The volume ' set on my pcwor0s as a wa0eup call )or the other students in the row. One o) themadvised me to 0eep it low, and then he never as0ed me again.

' was reminded o) the blotched up wor0 ' did on *aturday in the class.!y biggest problem was lac0 o) $#T%$ thin0ing in algebra.-ive me acomple; mathematical equation, and ' will probably crac0 it. ut with algebra,with all its simplicity, its li0e OuchQ

' needed this $#T'T+"% )rom mysel). 't was almost li0e ' am restricting mysel))rom being better. The )act that ' did better that -SSSSS in the secondtest proves that ' can be better than him in math. romising mysel)that ' would do some quality wor0 this wee0, ' started my day.

#)ter a $#/'* brea0)ast consisting o) BBml o) mil0, some cereal and someournvita, ' washed mysel) and went downstairs to chec0 my mail.

#nd $oQQ &SSSS had already mailed the group as0ing )or the letter given


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to us. #aarghQ :hy is this not letting go o) me E Can there be no peace inthe world EE ' mean, cmon, $%#/%( out my dayQQQ ' have enough problemsalready with all those assignemnts and e;ams.

' started going round the hostel in search o) )riends who wo0e up. ' 0now thissounds wierd, but ' dont do it o)ten H

' spend some time listening to their woes, laughing my head o )or theirpiti)ul @o0es, and 7nally getting tired o) the $%C%&3 a )ew guys use intheir language, ' retired bac0 to my quarters and started playing 4ua0e.

The biggest problem with my room is that there is only place )or onehuman being to barely wal0 at a time. #ll my )ault, though ' can barely helpit. !y computer is placed on waht was supposed to be a $%CT%&(. !y boo0s usayE ' dont 0now where my boo0s are. :hen ' loo0 around all ' see area )ew newspapers, some novels and some clothes strewn all over the 2oor.+ghQ ut heyQ thats my room and ' li0e it.

$et me tell you something about 4ua0e. 't is one o) the 7nest games evermade. as a lot to do with s0ill as much as with strategy. *how a little$#= )or @ust a )ew moments, and the ne;t moment, ur brains are splatteredall over the screen. #nd the multiplayer version is de7nitely not )or the$#'T3.

#t the end o) the day, ' met &SSSS, a tall $#(K3 )ella with a good sense o)humor. oth o) us went out and he told about his problems with his pc.Ouch.C#( and #$% # pessimistic view o) a typical wee0.

note # )ew charecters and charecteriDations are 7ction

't was all very 7ne last saturday a)ternoon. The %conomics e;am went prettywell and so ' was in the best o) spirits.


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words starting with $9 :hat did that mean E ow can one person choose a storyusing the words starting with a particular alphabet E ' thought the words weresupposed to create the story and not viceversa. ut then, -SSSSS did it andso ' had to.

(ow, there is something about this -SSSSS guy. #nd another guy named SSSSS too.

Go) course there are others, but ' @ust cant mention all the names inthe prologue itsel) can ' E H

These two people can ma0e even the brightest o) people appear a )ool, a $#--#&".The way these people do math, its li0e a $#!OO( to each and every person.'ts li0e they are telling us, 9This is how u do math. stop trying to be youand be you.9 Gguess that ma0es sense a)ter the !atri; was released.H

The problem is, ' dont thin0 anyone else )eels the same way about them as 'do.

' went to the hostel )eeling a little $#CK#"#'*'C#$. #lmost $#(-+'".+ see, the whole problem with this assignment is, every other word ' see,it has the same meaning as some other word, also starting with $.

This was a bit o) a problem. :hen ' reached the hostel, there was anongoing cric0et match between two houses. ' watched it )or sometimeand then pic0ed on my private $#&"%& Gwhich no one 0nows aboutH had some good)ood, went to sleep. :hen ' wo0e up M hrs later Gdidnt sleep the previousnightH, ' was )eeling $%T#&-'C and angry G)or no reason at allH, rememberda )ew assignments to be done, and a )ew )riends to tal0 to.

ut ' )orgot about that assignment given to me @ust that morning.

/ogophobia

$tymology intimates the history of word. Analy7ing the etymology of the word,ogophobia we get that it is incorporated from )reek words" logo meaning word and

phobia meaning fear thus a person having a harrowing e&perience with words becomes a

logo+phobic.

When in the field of vocabulary we are greenhorns" we often come across the

words we don't the meaning of" when we get wind of such words the two things may

happen" either out of in4uisitiveness we find the meaning of the word or shun away from

it. he latter being the genesis or inception of becoming a logo+phobic.hough the learning curve for learning new wordsis steep initially but

there is a hiatus once we pass the adolescent age. o avoid this we must invigorate andgalvani7e the urge to gain knowledge and keep learning new words and become a

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'hat(s in a name) *hat "hich "e call Ira# by any other name "ould sound asAmerica

;/hat.s in a na$e? (hat which we ca## a rose b! an! other na$e wou#d s$e## assweet=

2istoryisinordinatelyironical" if %harles arwin said Nsurvival of thefittestN" ?ncleSamimpartedN


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,OD0RA 9 It was #ast !ear here that a coach of Sabar$ati E-%ress was set on fire& (he B4"$a! hae treated the hand#ing of situation as a gaffe #ast !ear and forgotten it but the incinerationsti## #ies in the $ind of %eo%#e of ,odhra&

Such was a degree of holocaust and homicide happenstance that they are not that

easy to forget and to further inflame the situation the government's handling of the

situation was gloss over

%ommunal flare+ups or genocide are none #ess than incendiar!& A#though this !ear thesituation on the ee is not insu%erab#e as it was #ast !ear' but sti## there are Bandhs and "ra!ersbeing he#d in different %art of the cities&

*+E 'EDDI,- DA.

/n my "edding day&my bride "as in a brocade embedded "ith stars in the sky%She hadkohinoor and other precious one(s on her bric0a brac hanging around her neck%

oy i "as surprised to see my 3unoe0s#e in the bridal dress% I "as bragging "ith e4ery

one that one of the most beautiful "oman on this planrt is going to be mine in a fe"minutes%

let me tell the flash back of my story%

"hen i sa" her i stsrated lo4ing her at the first sight and after some time i started "ritinglo4e letters she did not accept them%%i "as on drunken bender for many days "hen she didnot reply for my billet(s0dou!%

I "as in blithe mood on V0day "hen accepted my lo4e% her father "as bluff personand didnot accept our lo4e%I made him agree for our marriage "ith my baldishmentsand fi!ed thedate%

today i am getting married to my dream girl%

mam i culd not submit my stories co5 i am busy "ith my stories%

ill contact on friday%

bye

gopinath%

!enya =s Srilanka

he surprise that everyone was

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dismal performance by Srilanka which was beaten

comprehensively by the minnows of cricket !enya.

Srilanka made mistake right from

outset" after winning toss :ayasurya took everyone bysurprise choosing to bowl on placid pitch"it was like

playing *ussian+roulette to invite !enya to bat and what

happened at the end was history. he Srilankan batting was

absolute ropey" and rumpus in spectators gallery added to

their misery. he !enyans stuck to basic rubric of cricket

by bowling wicket to wicket and Srilankans surrendered to

them rather cheaply.

he rumblings of discontent within thebatting of Srilanka started rather early when :ayasurya was

caught out. his result will send severe reverberations

through Srilankan camp and /eopardi7ing their chances of

getting into supersi&es. #t is high time for Srilankan skipper

to resusciate the team before meeting giants SouthAfrica. #t

was runaway success to !enyan team. At the presentation

ceremony" on the rostrum Srilankan skipper lookedabsolutely rueful and the !enyan team /oy and revelry

knew no bounds. #ndeed kudos to !enyan team.

*amanu/an+he mathematics trailbla7er

Loung rama grew up in a atmosphere of strongreligious faith and orthodo& values.the most decisive influence in

his life was that of his mother"who relished maths and used it to

prepare horoscopes and astrological calculations. *ama at schoolwas 4uiet and ratiocinative child and always felt repugnant to play

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y the time he "as 12& his rapacious feel fornumbers began to be ob4ious% +e came across loney6strigonometry& he "orked out many concepts though he hadonly rudimentary kno"ledge of basic maths& "as disappointedand rankled "hen he reali5ed that these "ere already kno"n%

+e "as li4ing in a realm "here 74e integers and formulas "ereonly realities and e4erything else did not matter%

After enterering co##ege $aths was on#!sub1ect which interested hi$ and others were neg#ected tosuch an e-tent that he fai#ed and returned ho$e' but his$athe$atica# %owers were growing and his $ind wasactie#! thinking and so#ing %rob#e$s&then with a adice ofhis friend' he sent so$e of his work to B&0&0ard!'fa$ous

$athe$atician at Ca$bridge and i$%ressed b! his work heca##ed ra$a there& Een his fa$i#! $e$bers were agains thisgoing abroad'he was so reso#ute to $eet 0ard! that he wentthere but #ater fe#t re$orsefu# as he $issed %arents andnatie %#ace& 0e shared good ra%%ort with hard! and workedtogether' each su%%#e$enting the other and hence wroteso$e best %a%ers and inented $athe$atica# conce%tswhich sti## are enig$atic to $an! $athe$aticians and a#sorefuted $an! a-io$s of nu$ber theor! which wereconsideredto be true then and were ratified b! internationa#$athe$atics organization& During his sta! at Ca$bridge he wasracked b! tubercu#osis'fe#t serious#! i## he cou#d notrecu%erate then returned back to India grew steadi#! worseand died on Mtha%ri#


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$ven though my )C calls me arustic" # would rather use love rhetoric by saying that J# have

rustic charm of a country lifestyle' and also say that J# am not a

rube but an urbane guy'

9oving towards my )C and the fun # amhaving with her" # would not romantici7e the story and rather put in

a clear cut way that my love life is not a rigmarole but a sweet

e&perience to have such a rip roaring time with her " she is replete

with love Q care " is smart " is witty and has a good sense of

riposte.

She reviles some of my habits so" a rift is 4uite

common which always leads to a 4uarrel then we take a promise

that it should never happen "but very soon we renege on ourpromise and again start 4uarreling .

Cinally a rende7vous with her is an ecstasy .HIATUS

a de rigueurfor despondent being

It is never too late to be what you might have been but its too late if you dont take a HIATUSatright moment.

In the odyssey of life if you dally with delusions, you became the cause of your own

debilitated mind and despondent life which then lead to your demise. Take a HIATU yaar ! "ife isnt that despicableand diabolicand at the same time neither is it demoticyou neednt

have to put in draconianefforts and be finicky .The only reason for the debacleof ones dreams inlife is his desultoryattempts in reaching his goal .

#or a successful efficacy, the verity of life has to be learnt. It is all about how deftly $dexterously you deployyour demeanor$ be vigilant in your deportments. "ive life by %H&I%'

not by '(')*I+IT .you can ebb $retrospect on your -'IT' but not in real life. e ebullient$ live life upto its dregs.

8.3;&8,$ T28 -8&IT,1/8 /I.IT

An egg dropped down the eyrieon the ground from the tree in the farms. here lived a

hen beneath that tree which under delusionhatched that eagle's egg along with its ownone's. >ne fine day as the fledging were devouringgrains under the dappledleafy

sunlight the eagle soared up into the empyrean" it was desirous to fly high but other

chickens deflatedand dauntedits words and reminded that it was a hen not an eagle to

fly high. Being debauchedthe young eagle grew up with a same deportmentas that of ahen and remained a hen till its dotageand finally demised.


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People try toderideyou" it's a de facto" but to rise above the crowd know your own

assets and never be depravednor act under duress.

2$ =#)#,AW AP$

#t happened that a %ountryman was delvingthe earth and daublysowing some hempseeds in a field where a Swallow and some other birds were hopping about picking up

their victuals. NBe vigilant about the man"Nquoththe Swallow. NWhy" what is he doing3N

said the others. 0With his drudgerythoughts and deft deploymentshe is trying todecimateus and is desirous about our demise. hat is hemp seeds he is sowing" be

careful to delouseeach seed or else you will find it impossible to e&tricate from the trap.

Swallow's words lay dormant and all caveats evanescedfrom the minds of birds the

moment they found their viands. And by and by the hemp seeds grew up and was madeinto a cord and of the cord nets were made and many a bird that had desecratedand

defiled. Swallows advice was caught in nets made out of that very hemp. 0Why were youa duncewhen # asked you to be vigilant3 Said the swallow.

Demurthe incontinence growth o) demoniacactivities and all otherdepredationsto spur in your lives or it will grow up to debauchyouand leave you to expiateto your own notions.

FRIENDSHIP IS ETHEREAL.

Lou don't have to be a egalitariannor have to deployyour deportmentsto enticethe

other individual in friendship . Being in company of a veritable friend you feel

emancipated and enlivened. A person needn't have to try hard to ensconceoneselfin

friendship" it has its etiquettewhich further embellishesthe relationship and makes itethereal %

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2ahF # knew that" most important body part is not a selfish one.What=s in a name7 That which we call Iraq by any other name would sound as

,merica

;/hat.s in a na$e? (hat which we ca## a rose b! an! other na$ewou#d s$e## as sweet=

2istory isinordinatelyironical" if %harles arwin said Nsurvival of the fittestN" ?ncle

SamimpartedN

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