Yesterday Once More

This is the generation of Rock music and Hard Metal, and I am one of them who follow this form of music religiously. But, some time you are not in mood to listen the 'heavy' music and at one such moment about two years back I started searching some old school stuff. The result was incredible and more than my expectation.

I started with listening to Smokies, Chirs Nroman was just amazing those days leading Smokies to name and fame. As I started exploring, it was really hard to believe that how such a wonderful music can be forgotten or lost. The list goes on with The Carpenters, Eagles, Scorpions and many more such groups. More I listen more I am involved with them, whether its small account of Yesterday Once More (Carpenters) or the extreme emotions with Lay Back in the Arms of Someone (Smokies). Each and every song has something to offer with its uniqueness and simplicity. How can one forgot Hotel California (Eagles) or Wind of Change (Scorpions). Well, after listening to these songs on youtube, the next thing in my to-do list to purchase some of these musical gems to keep them with me all the time.

Now looking at some other untouched music, especially by Indian audience is American Country Music. There are a lot of small music bands there, and believe me they carries a whole new dimension in the world of music. They may not me huge hits around the globe like their pop and rock counterparts but they are no less in quality. I started listening to this form of music during my road trip to Cumberland Island in Georgia, while playing around different radio stations while passing through states of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia. Just roam around the Nashville- the music capital of America and listen to the singers on road side, you will not believe that you may never want to leave that place due to mixed effect of atmosphere of Somkie Mountains and the Country Music… its like drinking 200 yrs old wine. You might want to check some of numbers by Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Julianne Hough, Keith Urban, etc. The use of the basic instruments like Guitar, Harmonica, Banjo, and Mandolin will take you to another level of musical satisfaction.

Mr. Professor

I think I would rather say Mr. Assistant Professor, so finally after four month of search and some wavering towards the tipping point, it is OVER!

When I came from US, I had a plan of action and a set goal to achieve. It was very clear that I want to make my career in the academic field. There are couple of reasons behind it, first and foremost the fact that I love teaching and I had some great experiences in past in this field. Second, I want to make my career in the field where I have plenty of opportunities of learning and shearing so that I will never get bored. Finally, I have seen other side of life where you have lot of money but no time to spend it or your life is more like a time table where your working hour increases with your experience… and I never wanted to do that.

Before coming to India, I had some planning about what I wanted to do and where I wanted to do it… and after a deep thought I came up with three clear things-

1. Institute should be autonomous (or deemed) where I can design my own course with my own approach and have some opportunity of research
   
2. I should start with a well managed institute as I really, really don't want to get into silly things that happens in many institutes across country
   
3. I want to start with a ranked institute where I can get a good start and have good prospect of progress
   

I must say that after a few months of search, I was preparing me to inter the industry. But, life always comes with some different plan and sometimes these plans are what you have been expecting from bottom of your heart. So, finally here I am. The very first interview call I got from VIT (Vellore Institute of Technology) University, it is ranked #1 in private engineering colleges and overall rank is #9 after IITs and BITS. A well managed institute with great infrastructure and provides a decent amount of opportunities of research (all these statements are based on a detail conversation that I had with one of the professor of VIT who meet me in a train journey). Now this interview call has transformed into an offer letter and I am keeping my fingers crossed for the new adventure of life and I wish I will get what I am expecting with VIT.

I am looking forward to join VIT next month, will keep you posted with what happens next…

Main, Bangalore aur Kutte...

First and foremost, happy new year to all of you... I know that it is too late, but seriously this year beginning was not that happy for me, right from the very first day! But take a chill pill... I am in good spirits and getting better day after day!

Many of you might feel odd to start my 'blog year' with this blog, specially considering the fact that I have gained the reputation of a serious blogger... So, it has been three months since I stepped into this city called Bangalore, and I am spend most of the time in the confined space called apartment with getting in contact with this physical world. But, the creatures that I have been in contact with is not belong to class of Homosapiens instead they belong to the Canine family. I know that I have worked with this family for two long years during my stay in US, but this experience is definitely more exciting and intriguing.

Right from very first hour that I have spend in this city, I have seen these *guys* roaming in this city with an air of a prince like Rahul Gandhi, they typically found in a group of dissatisfied individuals looking for food like Indian Hockey Team looking for money, and some like to spent their time alone showing off their intelligence like any fresh IIM graduate from India.

I have been forced to write this account because of 'my experiences with dogs' here, the very first night I went to have dinner at a friend's place where I have been followed by a *barking gang* almost half a kilometer making me jumping of the back seat of bike. Next morning I found an egocentric maniac in my gully, this Mr. Black and White person were not among most friendly individual that I have met in my life.

Then days after days I have started meeting (facing) the whole new world of this species on the earth. But, I was still happy that these guys are at least out of my home... but probably the god of dogs was watching me and then comes my worst nightmare, the last month that I have spend in the rehab got not one not two but three such a wonderful personalities that I will remember for a long time. Right from those sleepless nights to running behind them I get my underwear back (ya! I recently discovered that Labradors love underwear) to falling from my bed to those unsuccessful efforts that I have made to keep them out of my room made me a real big fan of these species, and the best moment of the day comes when after having all then run ins then came into room in night moving their 'pooch' and seats next to my doctor saying that "GOTCHA!!!"

Kisi ne sach hi kahan hai... ki har kutte ka ek din aata hai :(  

2009

1.       I am officially a foreign graduate with MS degree ;)

2.       Trying to develop a taste towards a corporate life, and culture

3.       Once again I played the Heart Break Kid and going towards Heartbreak and Triumph

4.       Had a wonderful farewell from US, one of the memorable moments

5.       I returned to India… just for all those who are skeptical about my returns

6.       Became a bit lazy about couple of things

7.       Long sitting sessions took the physical health away… time to get back in shape

8.       Some of the last year’s resolution met and some are still left

9.       Movie streak is still on and numerous movies are added to records

10.    Did miss the peace of Columbia, but enjoying the crowd of India…

11.   I don’t think that I will survive Bangalore more then 5-6 year

12.   Developed some innovative business ideas, and seems like I will going to end up in business after couple of years

13.   How about writing a fiction :D

14.   Photography is ON and going strong

15.   Finally, end of year is disappointing I HATE SITTING AT HOME. I am not meant for it…

The Prince deserves the Kingdom? Really!

I was wondering since I came back to India about the popularity of Rahul Gandhi… the next prince of Gandhi dynasty of Great Indian Political Theater. The youth of India is really crazy about him, with a huge fan following over internet as well. He has all the good reasons behind it, he is good looking, and he talks his heart and has a very clean image in the current political scenario. I really liked the fact that he made many young people to think about politics seriously and many youngsters are becoming part of active politics and for them the politics is not just thing of those tainted individuals that mold it for their own benefits.

I like all those faces that I have mentioned above, but there are certain things that seem to be misplaced, first, people have already acclaimed him as the next hope of the country. Being a person of logic I think that so far he has not done anything for country that shows his so called wonderful quality and dedication towards country. I was watching an interview where he mentioned that all he is doing these days that to rebuilt congress, so my logic says if he has not done any observable thing for country even after being on the post of the cabinet minister so far then what we are expecting from him? First, may be most of the youth is misguided from media or maybe they have misinterpreted the whole scenario in both the cases it is very dangerous for the youth and country to believe on such person.

Second, I am highly disappointed with selection of his close ones. Most of them belong to some of the richest families or from old dynasties (Schindia, Pilot, Shailja Kumari, Jindal etc), in the counter argument you can name few like Minakshi Natarajan etc but if I compare the names then the picture becomes very clear. So, are we supporting some kind of age old system of following a family or a group of families? If this is so they why do we need democracy? Why not go for the system that we have left behind years ago?

Finally, I have some questions about his qualities. I have never seen him in a heated debate, I have never seen him as confident leader while speaking and moreover he is still under that ‘Gandhi’ cover and has no individuality out of it. I want to see that future leader of my country to be a confident, strong and thoughtful. I am just asking you a question, does he possess those qualities and does he deserves what he is getting? I am not a prince with silver spoon in my mouth, and I want someone like me who truly represents the ‘stupid common men’ of this country.

Bangalored...

Its unbelievable but its true... I spend a whole month at the same place without outing, without sports and without anything that I like (that includes blogging too). I all have done for past one month is to sit in front of the stupid laptop, visiting same job portals, same company sites and that concludes the happening of the whole month :(

What a boring time and what a pain...

P.S.- Oh God! Please give me a job or give me a bike so that I can start an adventure trip again...

Chapati to Idli Dosa... the begenning

So finally I reached the Silicon Valley of India, the City of Gardens... Banagalore. It was twilight time when my train stopped there, with a lot of luggage and strict instructions from doctor I have to find a coolie to lift all the stuff and take it to auto stand... and I found one young guy asking me to lift my luggage from some distance. I communicated with him and made that deal in Re. 100... As soon as that guy approached me, I noticed that he was limping a bit and then I realized with the smell coming out of his body that he was totally drunk... 'welcome'...

As soon as I came out of the station, I cold breeze of wind flowing there the take off the fatigue of the 27 hour journey. I took a auto to reach home, Arpit welcomed me there (he has put on a lot... I meat LOT of weight). Evening was just okay with some formal introduction and dinner at a friend's place as cook has taken off for a month.

The next day started a bit slowly, I decided to take a walk around and while roaming in the area I noticed that unlike many cities in India... it was well managed city with a great cleanliness and greenery. People were welcoming and had a good sense of talking... breakfast was Idli and Vada from a shop which has a sign board of badam millk (milk with extra 'l') ... then lunch was at Dadawadi Jain Bhojanalaya... and then we went to Jayanagar Sector 4 for some evening walk... and had some good veg. sandwich there...

The city is crowded with software engineers, you can feel their air... same way of behaving, talking, and living... probably I will be a part of this crowd in sometime... or may be not! lets see what future is carrying for me...