What started as one blog post, slowly but steadily became a huge piece of writing. To better communicate my thoughts I have broken down this into a multi part series of posts. I will be talking about Bitcoin, is it a bubble and if you should invest in it, in the next post. We will start off today with the first part, Understanding the underlining technology – BlockChain.

What is Blockchain and Why its Important?

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;”

The Purpose of Technology is to aid humans to do tasks… Revolutions happen when a new idea takes centerstage and changes the daily life of people.

Man created Computers as an Image of how he thinks. Ram, Storage & Processing was akin to how the brain processes information. The Internet is akin to human Communities.

Why Is Blockchain a revolution?

This took me a long time to figure out but once the idea had sinked in, it was clear as day. Blockchain was created in the image of human memories. Blockchain is in oversimplified terms, an implementation of human memories.

You memories of your child hood and earlier events is always bound by time, when that happened and the memory itself is what happened then. A Block in the block chain is just that, an event with a timestamp. But this is where technology kicks in and makes blockchain a million times more powerful than memories… Memories are corruptable, you can forget things or memories can die out. Blockchain by its implementation makes that almost impossible.

Have you ever tried to remember the faces of your classmates in kindergarten? Unless you have photos you probably don’t remember a single one. How about school mates? Human brains slowly forget memories that it feels are no longer important. This will never happen with Blockchain and thats what makes it so powerful.

Blockchain provides one more feature that makes it invaluable. Trust. Thanks to implementation of advanced cryptography and distributed duplication of blockchain data, the security of Blockchain is unimaginably high.

For e.g.. If you do a transaction in a blockchain. Once its confirmed it the transaction is written into the blockchain. This record, happens at all nodes of the chain. If someone had to modify this block, they will have to modify the block on the majority of the nodes simultaneously, other wise the change would be treated as a corruption and overwritten.

What this means is that the trust factor in the information stored in a block chain is so high, there is hardly anything comparable to it right now.

To top off everything the pubic blockchains (like Bitcoin) are almost incorruptible by anyone, including the most politically/financially strong people/organizations of the world. A Democratic ledger system that gives power back to the people… Did I hear the word “Revolution”

If you look at the history of communication, we went from Humans running to places with verbal messages to Hand written notes, to Letters, to Telegraphs, to Emails, to Text messages, to WhatsApp… Blockchain can do the same to many industries that need a high level of Trust and authentication. You can only imagine the possible applications…

Blockchain will change forever the way we do transactions in the future. Think of how mobile phones changed the way we communicate. Bitcoin is just one implementation of Blockchain and probably the most popular one to date… Its just the tip of the iceberg.

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I know this post is a couple of days late, but that is kinda how 2017 was for me.  The shortest review I can give for the past year: “I did far more wrong things than right in the year.”

2017 was in many ways the toughest year I have had in a long time.  There was a lot of hard work and ‘sowing’ of seeds done in the year that I am hopeful that it will all pay off in ’18 and the years that follow.

Here is my short list of things I did in 2017:

• I read 18 books in the year. This was a big positive of the year.  I got extremely comfortable listening to Audio Books and that helped in a big way with this goal.  Am planning on reading 20 books in 2018, it looks tough but I have successfully completed 4 reading challenges in a row, so am positive.
• Did about 8 short/long trips in the year.  Highlight was Hong Kong/Macau & in it Disneyland and Nong Ping :)  Fortunately my better half is a bigger travel buff than me and I should be able to top that count this year.
• Invested a little in the BitCoin craze… Jumped in late but still got in early enough to have my investments pretty safe :) Am hoping to try this out more in 2018 maybe with some Alt Coins too.
• 0 plays this year :(  The biggest let down of the year.  I wrote hardly anything this year and this was one of the biggest negatives of the year.  Hope to get back to writing (theater, blog, the works…) this year.
• Physical fitness wise… 2017 was pretty good.  I joined Trihaedron, a fitness class near home (special thanks to the Mrs for making me do it).  The class has been amazing to say the least.  I can actually do the Shirshasana without any support now. Not to mention that I do a regular dance workout too :)

Biggest regret was that, time flew by faster in 2017 as I was too busy to smell the flowers.  I took far more responsibilities than I need to take and consequently fell short of achieving my goals.  For 2018 I hope to get back on track with my metal and spiritual life.  I compromised too much of the things I loved in 2017 and hope to get back that balance in 2018.

PS: Am doing the Project 365 in 2018 :) You can follow me on my instagram account for the daily photos :)

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Two things are not Possible:

1. To make everybody happy
2. For everybody to be happy with you

One thing is definitely possible:

For you to be happy with yourself and thus ensure there is one more happy person in the World. Radiate Happiness…

Six Simple practices of happiness:

1. Accept: What is, is.  What is not, is not.
2. Learn to laugh at yourself.  See the Lighter Side.
3. Keep a smile, Cause a smile.
4. Put enthusiasm into everything.
5. Give more than you receive.
6. Count your blessings and practice gratitude…

Now Go ahead… Pay it forward :)

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Here are the lyrics of one of my all time favourite songs Iktara from Wake Up Sid. This is one of the songs that truly cheer me up while I listen to it. There is so much depth in the Iktara lyrics that it simply melts into your soul…

You can read the Translation of Iktara Lyrics (Wake Up Sid) here

Movie: Wake Up Sid (2009)
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Music Director: Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Singers: Kavita Seth

Orey manva tu to bavra hai
Tu hi jaane tu kya sochta hai
Tu hi jaane tu kya sochta hai bavre
kyun dikhaye sapne tu sote jaagte

Jo barse sapne boond boond
Nainon ko moond moond;
Kaise main chaloon
Dekh na sakoon, anjaane raastein;

Gunja sa hai koi iktara iktara, gunjasa hai koi iktara
Gunjasa hai koi iktara iktara, gunjasa hai koi iktara
Dheeme bole koi iktara iktara, dheeme bole koi iktara
Gunjasa hai koi iktara iktara, gunjasa hai koi iktara

Sun rahi hoon sudh budh khoke koi main kahani
Poori kahani hai kya kise hai pata
Main to kisiki hoke yeh bhi na jaani
Ruth hai ye do pal ki ya rehgi sada

Male Version:

Singers: Tochi Raina

Rooh Ka Banjara Re PaRinda,
Chad Gaya Dil Ka Re GhaRonda,
Chad Gaya Dil Ka Re GhaRonda TodKe,
Re GhaRonda TodKe, Gaya Chodke

Je Naina Karu Band Band,
Beh Jaye Boond Boond (Beh Jaye Boond Boond),
Je Naina Karu Band Band,
Beh Jaye Boond Boond,
Tadpaye Re, Kyu Sunaye Geet MalHar De

Vey Malang Tera Iktara Iktara,
Vey Malang Tera Iktara,
Vey Malang Tera Iktara Iktara,
Vey Malang Tera Iktara [x2]

Itra Tun Basi Basi, Padi Hai Sirhane,
Band Darwaja Dekhe Lauti Hai Subah,
Thandi Hai Angeethi Seeli, Seeli Hain Deewarein,
Goonje Takrake Inme Dil Ki Sada,
Goonje Hai Re, Goonje Hai Re,
Dil Ki Sada, Dil Ki Sada

Je Naina Karu Band Band,
Beh Jaye Boond Boond (Beh Jaye Boond Boond),
Je Naina Karu Band Band,
Beh Jaye Boond Boond,
Tadpaye Re, Kyu Sunaye Geet MalHar De

Vey Malang Tera Iktara Iktara,
Vey Malang Tera Iktara,
Vey Malang Tera Iktara Iktara,
Vey Malang Tera Iktara [x4]

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Written by Amitabh Bhattacharya and composed by Pritam, ‘Bulleya’ is a powerful Sufi-rock track that draws its spiritual inspiration from the legendary Sufi mystic Baba Bulleh Shah. Sung with incredible power by Amit Mishra and Shilpa Rao, the song uses the metaphor of an unyielding traveler to describe the soul’s passionate, restless search for its true beloved or spiritual sanctuary. It beautifully expresses how worldly attachments pale in comparison to a divine, consuming connection.

This is the Lyrics and Engilsh Transalation of Bulleya, a melodious song from the movie Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. One of the most popular songs of 2016…

Movie: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singers: Amit Mishra, Shilpa Rao
Music: Pritam
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai, Anushka Sharma

Bulleya Lyrics & English Translation

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Bulleya – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil – Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the meaning of the word “Bulleya” in the song?
A: The word ‘Bulleya’ is a direct reference and homage to the famous 18th-century Sufi poet Baba Bulleh Shah. In the context of the song, it represents a spiritual guide, an anchor, or the ultimate divine beloved that the restless soul is searching for.

Q: Who sang the song Bulleya from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil?
A: The song features lead vocals by Amit Mishra, with a beautifully haunting vocal accompaniment by Shilpa Rao.

Q: Who composed the music and wrote the lyrics for Bulleya?
A: The energetic Sufi-rock music was composed by Pritam, while the deep, metaphor-rich lyrics were written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.

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