CHHORA GANGA KINAARE WAALA

Weekend At Jodhpur

2010-09-15T04:13:00.001-07:00

Jodhpur : [ The Blue City ]

Well in the past two years, it has been like an “All India Tour” sort of thing for me. Sitting in a hostel of a Management college in Jaipur, and listening to the songs in the BackGround of a B’Day party celebration, I find it best to write down about my two days experience in Rajasthan.[ espacially Jodhpur]
I may say it started with Siliguri in 2006 summers and it has been through Jamshedpur,Mumbai, ,Delhi,Bangalore-Mysore-Ooty-Goa,Kolkata,Kullu-Manali-Rohtang,Dehradun-Mussorrie-Tehri-Rishikesh,Allahabad,Darjeeling and now I am in Rajasthan.

The weekend knocked and I was in Jodhpur the next morning i.e. SaTuRdAy..Thanks to Dage [ Manish Daga / Dagya / Dage .. the names by which we call him....hehe ] for the invitation..The Day started with "mithaais" at Dagaz home.. a tradition of Jodhpur.. [ :):) ] ..yummy-yummy .... Next we were guided by Puneet [ Daga's brother ] to Ummed Palace and the Heritage.. the very view of the Ummed Heritage made us feel like being in the best part of this world..it was simply awesome.. [ :):) ].. Next was the MeharanGarh Fort.. built about 55o years back,counted among one of the safest forts.. It now stands testimony to the test of time..Still we can view the shots of the Cannon Balls on the walls of the fort..but this even was unable to breach the walls of this Magnificient Fort.... Amazing..!!..The view of Jodhpur from this Fort resulted in a great " Wow "..!!!! ..Simply Jodhpur can be referred as "The Blue City"..Then came the turn of the delicious sweets/namkeens of Jodhpur.. The taste of "Samose" and 'Mirchi Bada" is something that will remain for lifelong with me.. :):) ... Thanku Dage and Puneet..And one more thing .... U must have tasted differnet kinds of Gulaab-Jaamun but the Chuturbhuj Gulaab-Jaamun at Jodhpur is the especial of Jodhpur.. U won't get anywhere else..a. That was the best I had till now .... Though it is developed city but still I saw a lot many people in the Traditional costumes of Rajasthan..the women were having heavy ornaments and bright sarees borderd with golden tags..men wearing the traditional turban ..The roads at certain places gave the feel of Old Rajasthan.... :):) ..

Overall it was a memorable two-day tour which painetd a beautiful picture in my memory and a place where I would love to go again..... [ :):) ] .....

wow.... a wonderful beginning of the monsoons.... !!

2010-07-20T05:02:00.000-07:00

wow..... its for the fourth consecutive year that I am having a wonderful beginning of the Monssons at BHU..... Love u BHU ..... :):) ..The first day it rained in Varanasi, I along with the gang [ rumit,rohit,cheekoo ] were at the grounds of BHU to witness the beginning of the monsoon in its totality.... :):) ..got the feeeeeeel of the monsoons .. this was followed by " chaay-kachaudi.... ice-creams..shakes and bread-makkhan"....hehe.... Simply to say that what a beginning of the monsoons has been this for me from the past 4 years.... BHU rocks..Will be missing this mast of BHU..... :):)....

Loving the Untidiness Of My Room .... !!!!!

2009-11-26T06:40:00.000-08:00

Trying to arrange my room in a hurry eventually draws my mind towards the Untidiness Of My Room.... 97,Visvesvarayya.....wow..!!!!!.....this is "Simply Awesome".....just look at the scattered clothes..papers..daily-use stuff..files..notes..xerox..bags..books......:P:P....haah..!!!!...."amazing"..and even after all these, we happily survive, fit in our rooms,find place to sleep, find the required things at the proper time......hehe.... :):)....

One of the best Birthdays..... :):)....

2009-11-14T10:40:00.000-08:00

Wow....!!!!!..... It was 12th Nov.... :):).....one more year passed and I landed into an another one.....:):).....But this was one of the most memorable ones.....really had full masti,fun and mauj....!!!!....got blessings/aashirwaad/duaaein/pyaar from many.....blessings from Maa-Papa....Sangeeta Mam....duaaein n pyaar from so many friends/brother/relatives....:)....

The clock struck 12:00 in the night inviting the junta for a grand GPL....haah..amazing..thanks to the 5 layer protection that I had..!!..to tell the truth, it was aching the next day even.. :(:( ...." kutton ki tarah maara....mujhe nahi Rahul ko".. :P .. bechara kismat ka maara....and saath mein mera TPR partner( Amit a.k.a. "Chhotu") bhi nahi bachaa.....bahut bach raha tha abhi tak....!!!!!....sahi kiya doston.... :)..

Received the calls from Maa-Papa..Sangeeta Mam..got their wishes n blessings..got the wishes from PKM Sir..Babu-Mamta-Bholu..Anupam Bhaiya..Somya Di..the lovely friends....seniors/juniors..realatives.. :):)....

We had a visit to the temple.....[ just imagine.. Rahul went to a temple after 10-11 years..!!!!.. ]....the clicks in the V.T. gali were pure fun....accidently Lodhi discovered the "chhupa" hua Fotographer in him.. :P ..hehe....Fulwari wasn't that good an experience....!!..
Then the evening-night time was really pure fun..bole to bindaas entertainment....the gang gathered at L.C. ..wahan pe poori chhichhorgiri. [ "Pal-latt" !!...might be Rao gets this better.. :P:P ]...ek "wish" ki thi kuchh der pehle and wo poori ho gayi....hehe.... :):)..wow..!!...kaash dosri wish bhi kar li hoti yaar.... :D:D....then the Ice-Cream at Lanka..Gol-Gappe at Sankat-mochan chat shop....muuuaaaahhhh....gifts were also an important part of the day....the frame from "chhotu"..lovely yaar....then the gift from "Rohit-Rao-Avi"....simply awesome.... :):)....Thanks a lot .... :):)....haah....this wasn't all..!!..something more blasting was awaiting at the hostels....surprises tend to effect u and cast an impact than anything else..:):)....a small but cute celebration in the room ....a very sweet n tasty cake..the clicks..the songs and the different poses [Rumit also made his presence felt in the scene :P:P]..!!..the pure BC which we had in the room for that moment....fir se the "bakara" was Rahul..just ask the spectators..!!..Then comes the special kinda party that we had in the night at the Roof of Visvesvarayya.... :):)....Gupta/Raj ne to mauj de di....hehe....fultoo mastiiiiiiiiii.....it was fun....had some pure chhichhorgiri in the room at around 3:30 AM..... :):)....so came the end of the day....!!....all went to sleep and so the day paased....leaving so many b'ful memories....one of its special kinda.....One of the best B'Days.....

Thanks to Rahul....Lodhi....Raj....Gupta.....Amit.....
Heartiest thanks to Rohit..Avi..Rao..Rumit.... :):)..
and last but not the least to HIM .... THANKS .... :):)......

Good Morning Ahmedabad.....

2009-10-01T02:40:00.000-07:00

Good morning Ahmedabad....!!!!..got up..had b’fast..watched “ 10 Things I hate about you”....now what next..??......so up with my lappy to share something about Ahmadabad....hehe..:)..

From past 15 days it seems as if I am on an All India Tour....started from Varanasi(U.P.), then Chandigarh, Kullu-Manali-Rohtang( Himachal), now Ahmedabad (Gujarat).....wow..!!!!.....loads of new experiences and wonderful memories..... J....

Ahmedabad.....hmmmm....though I am not in main Ahmedabad rite now, but still got the “feel” of the city..the dishes..the people..the culture.....A place known for business and Entrepreneurship..

I missed the Garba of Navratra by one day..L..will certainly try it out some other time.. (rite now Deepawali is approaching and its the most awaited festival of Guajrat)....A beautiful city with wide & neat roads, people with Gujarati accent..got to hear “Ben and Bhai”..hehe...when people speak in Gujarati tab unko sune mein bademaze aate hain..hihi..interacted with locals of this place..it was a wonderful experience getting to know about Gujarat and Ahmadabad from them....saw the IIT,NIFT,NID,DBA-IICT..people certainly have a craze for getting into these....sitting in the CCD and Uncle Sam’s Pizza made me realize why people are crazy for NIFT..especially the boys..:P:P..check it out yourself guys....hehe...mast hai re..!!..went to some of the crowded places..somewhat got the feel of Benaras..hehe....

Heard a lot about Akshar-Dham but won’t be able to go this time..left it for next time....:)..

On overall, a nice place to visit....

Jiyo Banaras..... :):) ....

2009-08-30T12:11:00.000-07:00

The final years have knocked and just few more months remain in my Bag at BENARAS....This certainly compels and makes me to write about his Lovely Place of mine.... "BENARAS", "KASHI", "VARANASI"..... poora bachpan, schooling, coaching, college life yahin nikal gaya.... hehe

Saari chhichhorgiri, futtebaaji, naach-nautanki, gaana-bajanaa, may be some intellectual knowledge, gappe-baaji, chaat-golgappe, mithaaiaan, chaay-lassi, lessons from life, blessings, duaaein yahin milin hain...sab Banaras ki den hai.....hihi....So lately, I started writing about all these. Its simply a collection of these beautiful memories.

The link of the blog on Benaras is :

www.jiyobanaras.blogspot.com

(naam mast hai na....!!!!....hehe....)

[If I miss out something, then do help me out ]..... :):)....

wait a minute....i'm dreaming.....!!!!!

2009-08-06T04:17:00.001-07:00

haah...must be thinking ki what is this....!!!!...well-2 batane do itminaan se.....hehe..actually hua yun ki aaj subeh-2 main nashta karke aa raha tha when I entered Reddy's room....it was round about 8 am..i entered the room and when he was some sort of half-asleep....half awaken....hihi.....i had some chit-chats with him while he was still sleeping....he responded to it and i certainly thought ki now to he is awaken.....main kuchh pyaare-2 shabd bhi use kiye uske liye...:P:P..after 2 minutes he said...." wait a minute....i'm dreaming yaar"......hehe.....what an expression he had on his face....:):)....seemed as if really he was in his dream world with a wonderful picture of dream being pasted in dreamland.....:):).....wow.....!!!!!....just to say "life is b'ful and is worth living".....:):)....just we need to make the maximum of the moment....:):)..

अम्मा लस्सी ......पापा लस्सी......!!!!!!

2009-07-03T11:02:00.000-07:00

अम्मा लस्सी ||||| पापा लस्सी....!!!!

well-well u must be thinking ki what is this........hai na.....I was also amused when i saw this.....janaab ye hai ek lassi ki shop ka naam....hehe....gazzzab...!!!!!
I literally burst into laughter when I saw this....whenever you happen to go down towards Gowdolia from assi side,do check out this shop....its somewhat in the mid-way on the right hand side.....really yaar Banaras waakai mein gazzab ki jagah hai.......hehehe.....har din kuchh na kuchh aisa dikh jayega ya sun-ne ko milega ki kya kehne.....i love you meri jaan.... :):) ....

Chhapaak......छपाक.....!!!!!

2009-07-01T09:02:00.000-07:00

सावन आयो रे

hoh.....so finally arrives the much awaited "monsoon" in Banaras......wow....it sounds good..... :):)
......it was getting almost impossible to bear the torture of this screwing summers.....but now as it has come,though little late, it is providing a relief like anything.....hehe......
Yesterday i was in Reddy's room; suddenly we heard some noise and Reddy shouted in a joyful voice " hey look its raining"......wow...!!!!!.....amazing....!!!!!....the much awaited monsoon had arrived.....without waiting for a second, the very next moment i was in the ground of our hostel experiencing the first showers of the monsoon in its totality...it has always been ,at least for me, a wonderful beginning of the monsoon at the college from the last 3 years......hehe.......
Just few words :

सावन आयो रे......
बारिश की बूँदें आईं,लायीं संग पुरानी यादें..
आई एक नई ताज़गी , एक नया एहसास....
सावन आयो रे......

and itne achhe mausam mein "chaay" na ho.....are kya jaanab...aisa kaise....!!!!!
so we were out at the Assi Ghat to have the "Lemon tea"....i had two cups of it....( do check it out at assi..its awesome.....).....though we did not have pakaudi at that time but still abhi to poora monsoon pada hua hai pakaudiyaan khane k liye.....hehe.....right now the song in the back ground on my lappy is " ab ke saawan aise barse.... ".." baarsihein peene do mujhko,mann haraa ho jaaye"...hehe.....
the entire atmosphere looked so charming and fresh that the experience just can't be described in words,it can be just be felt and enjoyed.....today in the morning, we were going for the classes and it had rained heavily early in the morning....the streets were shining....!!!!...hehe....it is 1st of July and the new sessions of the schools began from today in Varanasi....i looked at a passing by scooter and there were 4 people on it...there were 2 "bread pakodaas" emergering like anything from the scooter....on carefully noticing it , i found that there were two school children on the scooter along with their parents..definitely they might have gone late for the school,so instead of eating those pakodas at their home, they were wonderfully enjoying the pakodaas in this monsoon....bindaas re......hehe.....yummy-yummy.....
this just reminded me of our school days; the day it rained, i used to pray ki "bhagwaan aaj rainy-day ho jaaye".....till the last moment before entering the school gate,many people used to think that ki even if it rains very heavily now, then also there is a possibility of rainy day......hehehe....what a child we were....!!!!!!.......returning from the school, almost everyday in the rainy season, we celebrated the "happy bad-day" of our beloved "bihaari uncle" ( the person who owned the tempo )....and the result was a "samosaa" for everyone at "Bengaal Sweet house"....he is such a good person at heart that what to say....hardly he refused for the samosaaas....and hardly we forgot to sing "happy bad-day to you".....hihihi.......the entire gang in the tempo ( me,babu,shreya,priyesha,golu,pooja di,tanaya di,abhishek,sudarshan,priyanka di,abhay bhaiya and many more..) was charged with enthu and energy to land up a wonderful treat by "bihaari uncle".....hehe......that was really amazing.....now only the sweet memory remains, making someone like me write about those days......!!!!!......really the "dimensions have changed".......

but anyways, now as the monsoon has arrived , we have "chhapaak".....छपाक......!!!!!

An Amazing Experience......!!!!!....

2009-06-06T20:06:00.000-07:00

Few experiences are such which leave an everlasting impression on you.Somewhat similar happened with us.Its about an amazing and wonderful experience which we had few days back.It was a pleasant morning and I was walking in our lobby when i happened to meet a person.Rohit introduced that guy to me.One thing to say before i proceed : IIT-JEE results were out just few days back.aaan...hmmm...so now proceeding...any guesses..!!!!....
He was a person who had qualified IIT-JEE 2009 and was a fresher. The story is fine till now but the amazing part is that he was a guy coming right down from Chennai. !!!!..Ji haan Chennai..!!!!....Before coming to IT-BHU, he had made visits to other IITs and his next destination was IIT-KGP.Actually he got a rank somewhat around 3900 and was in a state of confusion as to take admission in which particular college.So he was not able to take a decision on the college.As suggested by his parents,he planned out and started his tour to the IITs, which eventually made him to land at IT-BHU where he happened to meet us.
I was just shocked to listen that a person has come right the way from Chennai in order to get the face to face experience of talking and interacting with students of IITs and taking their suggestions and views....Amazing..!!!!!.....By nature he was a nice person and not that "bholaa-bhaalaa" which we had considered him to be....hehehe......well..we( Me and Rahul) had a nice talk with him and he too felt nice after that(hope so....hihihi).... We had some chit-chats and i hope he might have got some idea about what he was looking for.( He was almost zero at understanding and speaking Hindi)
I was just amazed by the commitment which he had; he had been traveling for the past 2 weeks and was still full of enthusiasm .Just to say " what a wonderful experience".....!!!! Amazing yaar !!!!.....

Zoo Zoo.........haah..amazing...!!!!!!!!!!

2009-05-22T10:48:00.000-07:00

Well its all about the latest ads of " Vodafone " being telecast worldwide.... ZOOOOO-ZOOOOOs.....
amazing !!!!!!!!........while watching the IPL matches, i happened to meet with these ads ; for the first few times i wasn't able to understand what all is happening in these ads; but when it went deep into my head,the entire picture changed.One of the best part of these ads being the variety of ideas they have developed for a single service/brand(actually it might not be called a single service as each ad advertises a different feature/service being provided by Vodafone)....amamamaa......just look at those creatures involved in these ads........muaaahhhhh.........love them.....those cartoons are awesome; and the best of the best part of these ads is that thses cartoons are not animated.....huh..haah...shocked na...hehe....but it is very true....

HindustanTimes reports :

Rajiv Rao, creative director of the agency that handles Vodafone advertisements, said: “We wanted to make real people look as animated as possible. Our actors were small-bodied, thin women covered in layers of white fabric. Each facial expression was made of rubber and pasted on the actors.” A film shot at 20 frames per second made the Zoozoo’s movements hurried and comical. Of the 29 different Zoozoo ads created for the IPL, there will be a new one everyday .

"HATS OFF TO such an IMAGINATION & THINKING"

...."CHANGING DIMENSIONS"....

2009-05-17T02:05:00.000-07:00

CHANGING DIMENSIONS

"A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions."
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

So, what say about it..?????

Looking from the Window of 4-Rajputana, thinking about the 3 years spent at IT-BHU and even going beyond that,thinking about the School Days/Coaching Days, many memories and thoughts visits me in a manner as if trying to say something;may be the above quoted statement.
Walking down the memory lane,trying to have a picture of those days, when things were not as complex as they are now,there are many moments to cherish and relive which gave us (atleast me) happiness ,regardless of how big or small that moment was. Before the 10th standard(or even 9th),there was nothing as such called "Boards Examination".Scoring good marks in the class tests,getting compliments from the Teachers,invloving ourselves in gossips targeted at delivering new facts and happenings of life,shouting "Chaay-Chaay" and eating Lays in the class ocassionaly,searching through everyone's tiffins even before the recess,running to Playground on hearing the first bell of the games period,little bit of cheating in the half-yearly and annaul exams via "ishaaron-ishaaron",bankrupting any b'day boy at "Mochhuz shop",those ice-creamsat RITA stall(heartiest thanks to Gurupreet),generlly maintaining a silent n decent personality in order to impress tha beautyz around us,completing the home-work,enjoying the Teachers Day and Childrens Day to its max,the annual function,annual sports and the annual fate,talking to friends for long hours on phone,going to Sagar's home on his each b'day.....haah..the list is almost a never-ending one....these gave happiness as if like anything....and their importance is now being realized when we can just have them in our thoughts,as beautiful memories delivering a soothing effect.
8th class passed by,came the 9th(turned out to be the same as heard of it)...hoh..seemed to be like a big leap....by this came the very famous and popular phase in every students life "The Boards Examination".A benchmark based on the perfomance of which many things ahead in our life are decided by....huh....every now and then guys manupilating themselves, trying out each and every thing possible(obviously the fair means) to score as much as they can in the Boards.
aaaaaannn...."It was just the beginning of the RAT RACE.".....or simply

"The Dimensions started changing."

The 10th Boards went by,henceforth throwing us in a river where there seemed many paths to reach the other bank of the river;but later it was realized that it was actually a Sea (or may be an Ocean) which has no end rather.It was a sitution whereby many suggestions kept in flowing.Some suggested to take Maths,others highlighting the benefits of Biology;also there were few who told that Maths-Bio combination is like anything..huuuh....hardly we gave a thought to Commerce.Simultaneously,we also got to know that IIT-JEE ( rather Engineering ) is the path to success in our case.(I don't know about success but to me it has really helped me in exploring this life a lot;many new dimensions being discovered).Studying for Competitive exams meant like putting all our efforts in achieving the goal. We were mesmerized by the chram and glory of Engineering,and that too particularly IIT-JEE(I don't mean to hurt anyone who wasn't able to clear IIT-JEE;its just a matter of time and luck that we got through it.).We had a rigorous schedule of first going to School and then Coaching.A complete package from 10:00 am till 9:30 pm."Masti" continued along with the studies but again we were looking at other aspects of life in a broader sense.There was no more of "shouting 'Chaay-Chaay' and eating Lays in the class ocassionaly,searching through everyone's tiffins even before the recess,running to Playground on hearing the first bell of the games period,those ice-creams at RITA stall"....haah....
"The Dimensions started changing again"....
There used to be long-hours of discussions after the tests of JRS(I still remember the 1-2 hours of paper discussion on phone which I and Geet used to have after almost every test;during 12th,the discussions of mine and Pranay on phone....haah..amazing).Every effort was made to improve our score for the next time(though it was not achieved that easily,but still efforts were made for it). Mind was very much pre-occupied by how to withstand to the expectations of so many around us,the most important one being our own self.We used to come down to V.T.( Vishwanath Temple,BHU) for the "Cold-Coffee" generally on Sundays at that time.Today even we(our school group) have the Cold Coffee at V.T. but the taste,the mood and the talks are not the same.We used to fly kites whenever there was a Test of JRS in class 12th.Me,Pranay,Abhishek and the entire gang gathering at home to have our lunch and then flying kites before going back for the tests again.The tests of FIIT-JEE were totally screwing at times but at the same time prepared us to face the toughest.
Hard-work payed and almost all the friends got into good engineering colleges.This made me to beileve that "The Harder you Work,the Luckier you Get".Each of us entered the college thinking to achieve something very Big or to do something Extra-ordinary.In the college there are no more such serious tests and long-hour discussions.May be the reason for all this is the existence of certain defined set rules and beliefs which tend to put us in a Comfort Zone.By the end of second year,it turned out to be a strong desire for fetching a Very High Paid Job in a Nice Firm.Attractive Salary packages occupied a major portion of our "Dreams".The third year is almost over now and we are now looking up to fetch "atleast a Job".And this unknowingly made us a part of the so called "RAT RACE" of which atleast I never wanted to ba a part of.This makes us more Self-Centered and even Selfish for the reason. The Dimensions are changing...haah...
Sitting in our rooms,we are looking and thinking up every now and then about the various possibilities and options available to us.Options like a) taking up a job(that too whether in a private firm or a PSU), b) pursue higher studies(MBA or GRE), c) teaching in a Coaching Institute(the most highly paying at present moment) etc. have sorrounded us or rather gripped us in such a manner that rest all other things seem to be irrelevant to us.
Still not very sure about where will we be landing up tomorrow but its for very sure that " The Dimensions are Changing"....and will continue to be so.....haah.......amazing but very true..... :):)

Wow...............................

2009-05-08T22:20:00.000-07:00

ammmmmm................annnnnnnnnn..............................well this complete n entire "Wow" is all about a wonderful first time experience, experienced by me on 5th evening......another person in the scene is Ajit Lodhi.....the third musketeer was missing though.....
The semester xams got over on 5th and we were out for dinner.....while walking down from Durgakund towards Lanka, we happen to see a marraige party going on in a lawn....haah...aage ki kahani to samajh mein aa hi gayi hogi......hehe.....well the first and foremost thing to mention is that a first hand certificate/diploma/degree holder in such stuffs(enjoying in an unknown & uninvited party) was along with me.....i first thought to have this experience but did not have that much courage....he insisted but i refused....but don't know from where did the confidence come and i decided to land in that party.......haaah......hehe......"God"!!!!! it was going to be for the first time.....ammmmamaamaa.......but once decided,there was no looking back......after all an experience holder was along with me....."confidence booster"...... i was filled with confidence....it was going to be the first time of its kind for me.....we entered the party as if we were no other than a respectfully invited person.....and one of the supporting factors was that we were in nice dressings.....hehe.......
a few tips how to behave in such a party and then it seems like haaah.....its so easy to carry it out....we went inside....looked around here and there....had a glass of cold-drink.....then he suggested that we should also take the dinner.....ooops.....it was for the first time and obviously thoda sa darr to lagta hi hai...so i said that when ever we do this task again,then definitely we will take the dinner...."pehli baar k liye cold-drink hi kaafi hai"....hihihi...hehehe.....after all step-by-step chalna chahiye.....hehe.......
it was a wonderful experience for me and hence eventually a "Wow" comes out whenever i think of it.................hehe..................

Seasonal PJs..........hehehe...

2009-03-07T18:40:00.001-08:00

welllll.........here is a collection of few seasonal PJs....do smile atleast once when you read them, even if you don't like them....its a compulsion....hehe.....aaaaan one thing more ( a D isclaimer) : "Read it at your own risk"......hihihi....

1) उन्का शर्माना, हमसे नज़रें मिलाना.....
A for Apple, B for Banana...............

2) By Rahul:
देख के तेरी नीली आंखों को...
देख के तेरी नीली आंखों को...
बार-बार DIL ये कहता है......
क्या BIRLA क बगल वाला हॉस्टल BROCHA है......

The Bet.........

2009-01-30T09:58:00.000-08:00

haah..."The Bet"....aaan. So it all the way happened on 11th Jan, 2009. The four musketeers : Me,Lodhi,rahu and Raju were enjoying the " morning tea " at L.C. and the topic of discussion was the lavish party which witnessed the presence of quite a good number of heads....haah..what to say about it.....so the very Protagonist of this story this time is none other than lovely,cute,sharmila,sweet n delicate darling of ours "the one and only : Ajeeeeeeeet Lodhiiiiiiii ".....hehehe..hihihi..hahaha....hmmmmm....so after a good long discussion on the previous nught's party...lodhi "unfortunately landed in a Wonderful Troubleland" by saying that huuh..."Just 230 per head!!!!..itta to main akele L.C. pe kha loon"....bas fir kya tha....ab to "than-than gopaal"...."haanthi ghoda paal ki, jai kanhaiya laal ki"....hehehe....tha "bakara" was there infront of us with his very " innocent" face andand asking us to slaughter him.....and yaar ab itne achhe dost ki baat kaise taal sakte the....hihihi....how could we miss such a great opprtunity....muaaaaah.....so we ended up with a "Bet" that Lodhi will have to consume Rs.200 at L.C. within 2 hours...." no cold-drinks n ice-creams"
in the menu.....if he wins he will get some Prize money else hehehe.....samajh hi jaao...."jeb Dheeli"....:P:P.....now after so much so bahaanebaaji n efforts, he finally agreed to execute this task in Roadies ishtyle tomorrow.......heheheh..hahaha..huhuhu..just imagine " LOdhi with stuffs worth Rs. 200 in his stomach".....:P....mere ko to abhi se uspar daya aa rahi hai...."aage kya hoga Rama re"..
........so watch it live n exclusive at L.C ( Limbdi Corner ) at 3:00 pm on 31st Jan,2009.....he is allowed to consume "tea/samose/kachaudi/gulaab-jamun/bread-butter/bun-makhan/cakes/biscuits/amul-shakes/pastries/cream-rolls/jeera/"........hehehe......so what say.....will he be able to win this " The Bet".....betta Lodhi tu to gaya re kal.....hihihi.....
ALL THE BEST------BEST OF LUCK------BHAGWAAN TERI SAARI MANOKAAMNAYEN POORI KARE-----Aur tujhe achha-achha " SAPNA " aaye....:P:P

patang-baazi....."Khichdi"......ek kati patang aur udate armaan......"BHAAK-KATE"...

2009-01-12T21:46:00.000-08:00

haah....kal hai "khichdi"....subhaan-allaah.......ek kati patang aur udate armaan...."BHAAK-KATE"..
Banaras.....a "City Of Celebrations" and "Khichdii" adding to its glory and beauty........
it all begins with various sorts of preparations like variety of stuffs being prepared at home....laddoooooz.....and the guys busy in buying the "Patang" and "lataai/pareti/manjhaa".......
....the entire market flooded with various sorts of food stuffs...and the colorful patang/pareti/lataai/manjha/saddi/resham.......
.....and here comes the day "MAKARSAKRANTI" as is waiting for the sky to be painted with wonderful colors....the day begins with traditional Puja..and then some home made stuffs.....laddoooozz especially....then lands the "heroes" of the day with rang-birangi "patang" and " lataai/pareti"........the very interestng and amusing thing is the shapes/sizes/names of the patang...."jahaaja/bareily/kawwi/teer...etc"....hehehe.......must have also heard the "tipu -slutaan " manjha.......hihihi......
Places where one can actually see how Varanasi looks on this especial day are the "Pakke-Muhalle" of Banaras and the "ghats" of Banaras......one can only find kites flying above their head......and the people shouting like anything.....to their max......BHAAK-KATE......the entire atmosphere echoing with this.....people,irrespective of their age, enjoy themselves to their max........
just let yourself out and enjoy this day to its max...........HAPPY KHICHDI....HAPPY MAKARSAKRANTI.............

Banaras....One Stop....!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-10-18T08:48:00.000-07:00

Disclaimer: the below stated views and advices are purely mine. No one is to blamed for it if any disagreement occurs on any issue....hehehehehe.......

to hua yun ki aaj babut dino baaad "golgappe" khaye...sankat-mochan k paas waale...aaahaahaa.....muaaahhha........kya kehna janaaab.......so laga ki kyun na kuchh likha jaye about "One Stops" for various such chatpate and other stuffs (obv related to khaana-peena) in Banaras/Varanasi/Kashi.......last 2 years mein Banaras ko khoob jee bhar k jiya hai aur khoob mauj maare hain isi bahaane........came to know many new+great+amazing things/facts about this wonderful n b'ful place......" Kaashi Nagari"--------it simply rox----------------
to shuruaat karte hain subeh se.........ab subeh-subeh " garmaa-garam Chaay" mil jaye to aay haay kya kehna miya......

Chaay :
**Chowk pe agar chaay nahi pee to kya piya......ahaahaa....purve mein chaay aur saath mein parosi hui shaandaar Toast..makhhan maarke...check it out at 6 a.m. kisi bhidin...u'll luv it.....( Thanx to Arpan for taking me that wonderful place ).....
**Agar L.C ki chaay nahi pee hai to turant jaake pee lo...Special waali....it costs Rs. 3...u'll wish to have 2-3 cups more....do have the kachaudi and samose with it........well as per my view : LC ki especial chaay is "the best".............

Jalebi+Kachaudi :
ohoho....yummmy-yummmy.....bas utho aur lanka tirahe pahunch jaao.....ek chhoti si gumti types dukaan dikhegi jahan ek taraf "jalebiyan" tal rahi hongi..doosri taraf "kachaudiyaan"...aur teesri taraf ek pyaari si "gaali" ki bauchaar chal rahi hogi...maano log jalebi-kachadui se zyada pasand se wo(gaali) kahne aate hain.....aaye-haaye kya kehne banaras ke....and one thing is sure, u will love the jalebi-kachaudi.....do go there and have them if u haven't till now.....

Lassi:
Aaaaaah....garmi ka mausam ko aur agar "thandi-2" "malaai maarke" lassi mil jaaye to kya kehna janaab......muaaaah......walk down from Lanka towards Naria and in the mid-way u will find "Banaras Sweet House"....there comes a shop where u'll see a electromechanical structure (made up of somewhat a D.C. motor and mechanical stuffs) to prepare the Lassi.....hehehe.....do have a taste of it...........aaaaan...one more shop...apna "Pehelwaan Lassi Waala"....name speaks a lot in itself.....hihihih...hai na...!!!!.....well this "Lassi" is also very special kinda as u'll find few additional stuffs in it..." the Malaai and Rabdi"......muaaaah.....so Banaras mein ho aur Lassi nahi pee hai abhi tak to turant jaakar lassi pee lo ( English version : If u are in Varanasi and haven't
till yet tasted Lassi then immediately go and have it...its really tasty...u will love it..)....hehehe.......

Ab bahut meetha-2 ho gaya...kuchh chatpataa bhi ho jaaye.....hehe....will return to "meetha" again......haan....to ab......jab bhi CHATPATE khaan-paan ki baat ho rahi ho aur CHAAT-GOLGAPPE se pehle koi naaam zubaan pe aa jaye....hehehe....sochna bhi mat aisa...."paap chadhegaa"...hihihi.....:P:P.....
well before starting this...one very surprising fact.....many of my college friends(not of Varanasi) didn't hear of "Tamaatar Chaat" before coming to Varanasi....Amazing...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Golgappe aur Chaat:
......aahahaha.....jab sochkar hi itna achha lag raha hai to fir khane mein kitna mast lagta hoga.....hmmmmm.......socho-socho......hehehe....check it out at (1): Sankat-Mochan turn....the crowd over there is sufficient enough to speak of its popularity and the "Quality"........Do taste the "Tamaatar Chaat+ Chatpate Golgappe"....u will luv it.....but haan one thing to be kept in mind...do reach by time ( around 6:30-7:00) else sab "Jai Siyaa-Raam Ji Ki"....hehehe.....(2) Kashi Chaat Ghar at Gowdowlia.....a lot of varieties are over there and the especial one being again "Golgappe"....(Thanx to a small girl for me telling the most especial one of that particular place...:):)...)

left ponits are : ....thandai....mithaai...brownie...chaat(tikki chat,tamatar chat,papadi chat) and golgappe....bhelpoori-sevpoori....pizzaz...momoz...meetha paan....and many more to be explored in the coming years.....hehehehe....

ONCE AGAIN...............

2008-09-02T08:32:00.000-07:00

aaaaan....Once again...its about our Government all and all...The present situation of FLOODS IN BIHAR ,a very pathetic and a sorrowful one, gives a clear picture what actually is the difference between "saying " and "doing"......Our government claims to be efficient and effective,which clearly doesn't befit the present scenario.
Reports say that " Authorities ,struggling to provide aid after the floods devastated the State, said they needed more boats and rescuers to help hundreds still marooned in remote villages"( Pg-1 "HOLDING ON TO DEAR LIFE" :THE HINDU,SEP-2 2008)....One thing which strikes under such circumstances is the tremendous amount of expenses made by government on various such stuffs which actually doesn't deserve so...be it " Political Advertisement","Defence", "Establishment Of new IITs+IIMs( a very debated topic at present)" etc......
Make reformations in the policies and cut down these expenses and use,rather utilize, them at much " need to be paid attention" issues/incidents/stuffs/happenings/conditions........................................

INIDIA AWAKENING at 62.......IS IT SO???......

2008-08-15T15:30:00.000-07:00

15th August,2008........HAPPY INDEPENDENCE TO ALL...well it has been a long journey since 15th august,1947.........An Independent Country.....whether it be social,economic or political issue.....we are an independent country....a Democratic Country.....It seems (or rather is ) very easy for a person like me to sit in my room....confine myself to the world concerning me only..and go on commenting/abusing/making fun on almost all various activities/stuffs going around and keep shouting that "this is wrong and this is right"....
But the present social,economic & political turbulence in the country compels one to do so...after-all we are born in a Democratic Country....For the people..By the people..and Of the people.....rite!!!...The present turbulence depicting an entirely different picture of Independent India.......whether it be Government Formation at the Center....Nuclear Deal....Riots and Violence/Terrorism in different parts of the country.... Present Economic Condition....Inflation-Deflation....Hiked Oil prices...Exponentially Increasing Insecurity in almost all Spheres of life.....The rich getting richer day by day...and The Poor becoming Poorer day by day.....Mostly, the people around us are the ones with "I Me Mine Atti".."Identity Crisis".....whatsoever u call it......The list is an endless one and solutions for them also exist...as far as i being a common man thinks, is that, what the present situation demands is an Awakening Of Our Country as a whole and each and everyone realizing his/her worth and responsibilities....
A statement which very well befits this situation is the view "of becoming Technologically & Economically Strong" by our very beloved and respected Dr. A.P.J . Abdul Kalam. Consequently ,Economic and Technological Supremacy is equated with Political Power and World Control.

एक कारवां...एक सपना...

2008-08-15T15:09:00.000-07:00

एक कारवां पुकारता है , एक मंजिल ताकती है...
सूनी राहों पर धुन्धंली सी रोशनी रास्ता दिखाती है...
एक आवाज़ मुझे मुझसे लड़ने की हिम्मत देती है...
एक सोच मुझे मेरे होने का एहसास दिलाती है...
एक हँसी मुझे मेरे होने का, मेरा वजूद, दर्शाती है...
एक कारवां पुकारता है, एक मंजिल ताकती है....

बावरा मनन चला देखने एक सपना...
जो,शायद हो या न हो मेरा अपना...
उस सपने में समाती दुनिया सारी...
किसी की मुस्कराहट,किसी का गम...
किसी की जीत,किसी की हार...
हर एक में छुपे हों जैसे हजारों राज़...
हर एक में समाई हों जैसे हजारों ख्वाहिशें...
बावरा मन चला देखने एक सपना...
..........................................................

12th may-08...Frustration 99.99%....me totally screwed up..

2008-05-12T12:28:00.000-07:00

One of the most frustrating days of my life....really felt very desperate at few moments..:(:(...........
aaan..it all began with a yet b'ful morning ,with unseen black clouds staring at me(rather 2nd tronix)... rays of sun peeping thru my small window of 84 D.G(most prob my last day at 84 DG) trying to wake me up from "her" mesmerizing effect and at the same time adding to the beauty of 84 D.G. by its presence..and the time was 9:30..ooohh my god...such a long list of tasks ahead for the day and me just chillaxing....hihihi....got up...brushed/bathed..had b'fast at V.T...went to the lab...started off with the work...everything was absolutely fine till now...but life had in store a gr8 no. of surprises ,rather shocks, ahead for me...
In order to get under a cool roof for this torturing/screwing summers we(me,saurabh,vaibhav,sam,surri) made a chase for a "blue-dull" maruti-800 by our royal do-pahiya waahan "bicycle"..the SHEHENSHAAZ on the road..dat was coool but the result was ulti coool...it(car) vanished within 5 secz and we were left with endless/speechless road laughing at us ...then we decided to go to the office for a 1-on-1 talk....we went inside--gave all possible efforts--came outside....=> saw a hope of getting a room...thanx to GOD for that..but dat wasn't the end..it was just d beggining...went to DE hostel--had lunch--came back to DG...rushed for the lab..took jaini's cycle..me ,saurabh and "udi" reached the lab--started working--the clock struck sharp 4:30..bhaagoooo....i had to go for an assignment submission and for swimming at Ganges....haha...the "zor ka jhatka" is baar "zor se laga"..!!!!no cycle in the stand!!!!...achhi-khasi chapat...total CRAP...still moved ahead with it..had a cup of tea at L.C....went for swimming..the busy roads of banaras and the luxurious "humaara bajaj" moving like a queen among "lambretaas"..hehe...started off "tairaaki" well but soon felt little uneasy..continued with it and finally ended-up in a severe head-ache..entire body aching..just felt like throwing myself in the river...still..came back..and the shock was waiting to bless us by its presence...the orders came "vacate the rooms by 12 o'clock 2morrow"..heheh..hihiih....an unexpected statement at an unexpected time...huh....CRAP...total bull-shit...now the final chase..running here there..doing xtreme level fattebazzi...making all d xperience to work...but all these again of no use...no ray hope from anywhere...finally we went to have some thanda..chilled out...returned back to "84 D.G." with a 7.1" sarcastic smile on our face...had a blasting discussion on the entire issue...switched on the LAPTOP...connected wi-fi...signed into gtalk..had some chats with "coooooool people"...felt nice..all head-aches evaporated....and then started this nonsense.........
Till now ,this summer of 2008 has been amazing...full of surprises...shocks..fun..masti...nautanki............and lot more ahead..
Me wishing happy summers to all of us staying over here and also wishing them success in their projects....hurrey..hurrey..hurrey...3 cheers for tronix.......!!!!!!!

2 YEARS @ IT-BHU....ME HALF AN ENGG. ...IS IT SO?????

2008-05-10T13:20:00.000-07:00

haah..2 yrs @ IT-BHU..wht a time has been this!!!!!..muaaahhhh...just wish to hold it forever..it seems as if we entered this insti just few days back..got so much from this place..just can't describe it in words..:):)..and me presently HALF an engineer...my god!!!!..just can't think of it....is it so...???
Xth..XIIth..IIT-JEE..and finally at IT-BHU....hah..came a long way & a longer journey ahead... but only one thing in mind.."LIVE EACH & EVERY MOMENT TO ITS FULLEST"......who knows what life has in store for us..heheh....
1st Year :- Entered this place with many dreams & ambitions...they r not going to vanish though but 2 complete years have passed and to our surprise it doesn't seem to be so..haah..many ups & downs..little studies till now & more fun-masti-games-dance-dramatics-movies-new(rather some of d best) friends...and lot more...
It all began with some bitter xperiences(ragging) but the utterly-butterly-delicious layer of time showered some of the most b'ful and ever-lasting memoreis/moments..there were ocassions when ragging was njoyed n full of fun also..(open air 1)...hahaha...new freinds--hostel life--new teachers--a completely new life....hmmm...this somewhat independent sort of life added to my xperience--uderstanding--maturity...
aaan...fachcha dance,fachcha skit,jhankaar...memorable ones..winning moments..GPL's..parties..hah...amazing...Freshers at TAJ..wow...wht 2 say abt dat...heart-winning..Some seniors are really very good n helpful...ragging at basky court kept me away frm court for a long time..huh..so tried my hands at different games..some being entirely new..volley--baddy--CS--chess...the chess match at IT-BHU open lasted for an hour and result wasn't of-course in my favour..hihi...:(:(..2wards 1st yr end CS gripped from all-side..heart said to play & mind opposed it but i'm not so intelligent..hehe..the night-outs at Shivala...yaar amazing-awesome...muaaahhh.....visiting V.T. at xams time is like a must to do task...thanx to BIRLA...
yummy-yummy....utterly-butterly-delicious...the guys bringing various sorts of dishes/sweets/namkeens from their hometown....jaipur..jodhpur..bikaner..kota..dhanbaad..bhopaal..kanpur..muradabaad..jhansi..gurgaon.. Rajasthaniz topped this list...its really like dreams coming true..me getting different TASTES of INDIA...
....................................HOLI..haah..wht a day it was!!!! just unforgettable..simply awesome..I played holi after a span 6 yrs...the frustration n desperation on nites previous to Maths end-sem tought me a good lesson....hoh..same after the 1st class test of ME...sleeping thruout d period in some selected classes was in our routine....hehe...aaan MUSIC...hmm...just no words for them...became an integral part of my life...love them...
The 1st Grand GPL's on B'DAYs were thrilling..amazing..and full of masti...haha..followed by parties at d canteen,..yummy-2....Kumar Biswaas at KY was among one of d best events at our fests....kavi-sammelan...love it..
ALL this stuff n activities ,resulted in the month of MAY a mirror showcasing my acads...7.56..B.Tech Part-I...huh......jo bhi ho par over-all it was a good year with loads of xperiences and b'ful memories.....
2nd Year:--- haah..another marvelous/amazing/fantastic year..success-failure-happiness-sorrow-jeb dheeli....Department..new teachers--Proffs-Readers-Lecturer..a jhalak of German..Juniors..Ragging..Parties..Dance..Skit..IIT-D..KY/Technex..Lakhaniya..Job-party..and many more....
Are haan the one n d fore-most thing.."Romance was in the airs..."..surely not on my part..par samajhne waale samajh gaye honge...heheh.....Our tikdi "Ajit-Rahul n Me" rocked..as far as i think..hihihi....Again acads suffered this time...but its me opting for this path...hihhi...less tensions..less studies..more njoyement...there were times when i was literally screwed up..par thanx to such good frnz of mine....also wasted a lot of money here n there and at time seemed as if all d decisions i took were wrong...but still its a part of life n it did tought me a ood lesson...
New Lappy..adding more adventure to d journey...heheh...Experience of IIT-D wasn't a gud one...thouh it was a b'ful place..:):).."Grass Is Always Greener On The Other Side Of The Fence"..KY's xperience was nice1..me njoyed a lot playing d role of "Pandey Paan-Waala" in Somu the Pagal....
Romance was in the airs...Love stories of so many friends of mine(successful n unsuccessful 1s) were quite amazing..Some were in such conditions that i was speechless..this makes people like me feel that we are Luckier...hihiheheh....
I kept myself away from college politics..really hate them....faces of true friends were revealed at those moments./occasions..Thanx to GOD...
Meanwhile I had a nice time and interaction with some of some my seniors and juniors as well....they are really nice and good fellows..."Arre yaar jab bhi LC par mile jr to samajho jeb-dheeli...hoh.."...:):)
Tried Yoga...German..Swimming classes 2....none resulting in a success..hmmm.....the different poses in YOGA were almost like next to impossible for me to do...The results of re-evaluation were shocking...am-ma-ma....i was literally shocked..lesson embedded here"Never ever dare to think for Re-evaluation"....
hoh...How can we forget the FRESHERS !!!!!.....everything went accordingly as we have thought..hoe-hoe..watching the guys drinking for the first time..haah..what a scene it was.....just unforgettable...the silver foiled paans at the end..muahhhh..i love them....
Also some daring challenges were taken by me for some special tasks though they weren't accomplished; but that was a real fun..real mastii....samajho-2....
The end-semesters this time...my goodness..don't know what i did..just managed it somehow...this end-semester thought us how to study in candle light in hostels....Towards the end the job-party was fabulous..i had a taste of it(******) for the first time..though the conc. was very-2 less..but still...hurrey-hurrey...
The trip to lakhaniya...hmm...starting wasn't nice but ending was much far from our xpectations..it was a total and fultooo mastii......and hence comes the end of the 2nd year like this......
So finally 2 years @ IT-BHU......amazing..lovely..marvelous..fabulous...what a time this has been.!!!!...
I AM HALF AN ENGINEER and yet not able to realize it...dats cool n awesome....hihi.....Is It So???/
Life is taking new turns...and i hope/wish/pray that none of the turns are the wrong ones.....

मौसम...

2008-04-22T17:09:00.000-07:00

एक मौसम था , कुछ बातें थीं...
ओस की बूंदों में भी दुआएं थीं ,
शामों की ढलने की भी अपनी अदाएं थीं ,
चाँदनी रातों में डूब जाने की तमन्नाएँ थीं,
एक मौसम था , कुछ बातें थीं ...

एक मौसम था, कुछ बातें थीं...
मन था निश्छल, थीं हजारों ख्वाहिशें,
मुस्कराहट में अपनी , थी दुनिया समाई,
अदाओं से किसी को रिझाना , थी अपनी पहचान,
एक मौसम था , कुछ हमारी थीं...

एक मौसम था, कुछ बातें थीं...
हवाओं से बातें करना भी ना था इतना मुश्किल,
करवटें लेतीं रातों में ना थीं इतनी चिंताएं,
बारिश की बूँदें आतीं,संग ले जातीं आँसू,
एक मौसम था ,कुछ बातें थीं...

एक मौसम था, कुछ बातें थीं...
उसकी एक झलक, दर्द मिटा जाती,
उसकी एक हँसी , गम लिए जाती,
उसका एहसास , मुझे मुझसे मिला जाती,
एक मौसम था, कुछ बातें थीं..

एक मौसम था, कुछ बातें थीं...
आज जब भी वो मौसम लौटता है,
संग होती है यादों की पुरवाई,
दिल से यही आह सी निकलती है,
क्यों आ गया इतना दूर, कि अब ज़िंदगी लड़ाई सी लगती है,
एक मौसम था, कुछ बातें थीं...

तलाश.....

2008-04-09T14:44:00.000-07:00

मन में सवाल हैं बहुत
जवाब कहाँ से पाऊँ??

दिल में लेहरें हैं हज़ार
किनारा कहाँ से पाऊँ??

दूर आगे मंजिल है कहीं
रास्ता कहाँ से पाऊँ??

रास्तों में कांटें हैं तमाम
इतनी हिम्मत कहाँ से पाऊँ??

ज़िंदगी आगे कठिन है बड़ी
किसी परी का सहारा कहाँ से पाऊँ ......???

वो और उनकी अदाएं......

2008-04-02T13:40:00.000-07:00

its my first attempt..god help me.....

वो इठलाते भी हैं,
वो इतराते भी हैं,
वो दिल-चुराते भी हैं,
मुस्कुराना उनकी फिदरत बन गई,
शर्माना, न-जाने उनकी आदत में शुमार कब हो गई??

वो जलाते भी हैं,
वो जुराते भी हैं,
वो हंसाते भी हैं,
याद में न-जाने उनकी कितनी शामें बहार हो गयीं....
जब वो आयीं, तो दर्द न-जाने गायब सी हो गयीं.....