2 States...

Heyi,

Damn Yaar.. I wanted ta share the review of the book first and Sowmi did it first... I have been typin this post for 2 days not finding time ta complete it.. I feel sad.. seriously.. Anyway.. I will share my opinion.

It was about my latest Book.. 2 States by Chetan Bhagat... Its about Inter-Caste sorry Inter State marriages.. A nice light read. But it did make me actually think.. Is it such a taboo to marry a guy from another community ??

This book 2 states was an autobiography. I would not call it a complete autobiography cause there was a lot of drama and fiction added to it(this I call Masala). The story revolved around a Tam Brahm(Tamil Brahmin), a namesake vegetarian girl and a Punjabi kudi boy. Both of them Big heads. IIM geeks. They meet at IIM and fall for each other and practically live together for 2 years. And while leaving decide to convince their parents. Our hero comes down to Chennai first and opens up the trap for her family, manages to trap them too !! While its the madame who finds it difficult with a most unacceptable mother and a present but non existent father. How at last the marriage happens in Chennai.. In the tam Brahm style not to forget the mickey mouse underwear seen through his translucent Dhothi.

This made me think as to if its really difficult adapting to different cultures. For example if a girl and guy from different communities marry will they be happy ? There can be 2 points to it..

1. Their love for each other might keep them going and they might sacrifice things for each other and adjust too.. brings a lot of mutual understanding and harmony.
2. They might each expect the other person to adjust, sacrifice and say u do it if u love me and finally you know where it leads you too.

I am not against any inter community marriages though., If there is a lot of understanding Wow. nothing like it !! I also had another hitch. Whose style will the marriage be conducted in? So researching i found that it can be anyway. So, y not both the ways so that there is an opportunity ta get married twice. I know ma just going into too much detail. Still..

This book i finish in just 1 and a half days. And also the book kept me really happy.. that's about the book.. Diwali was fun and i had a great time. Post Diwali was Aadhavan film.. Which i think i would have spit on the screen if not for Surya.

Apart from that work keeps me busy.. Guitar keeps me going.. and my dance performance dates keep me on the move.. But blog is where all comes together so see you soon with another post..

Cheers

Music - An Elixir !

Heyi,

Quite a number of times you woulda noticed me scribble about Music healing the soul. I am a believer of Music being one of the most powerful things in the world. Not only music, art as such.. Any art form is a skill and not jus a knowledge as one of my friends always says. Not that people cannot learn it but a person who already has the skill has an edge !!!!

So, now why did i talk bout music. thats because yet again i experienced a brainwave i had after listening to music. This time it was soul upliftment and excitement when i hear the Fatak song from Kaminey... Its a must atleast hear once to jus have that feel of jumping !! Apart from that i always feel i have this liking to my music just because it does a lot of emotional changes in me..

The best thing music does when you miss someone is that it reminds of your best moments with the.. Provided you listen to the right kinda music. It also contributes to your sudden joy. The next few songs which have made impact on me for 3 days now are the Hasili Fasiliye from Aadhavan, Bhoola thuje from Blue etc.. Though these are temporary attractions there are songs which stay with you all through life and giving you the most pleasant memories.

This also reminds me of a small speech the a top ENT gave at a medical conference.. I know you wondering what i have ta do with medical conference.. Nothin technical.. I jus dances at their inauguration ceremony. After our performnce the doctor who runs an ENT foundation said. He jus talked about how two totally different organs with opposite functions are interconnected like the ear and mouth. And then he said that there was one thing common to both the organs and that was "Vibration". And he also said that art forms like music and dance spread a lot of positive vibration. And that even differently abled people can sense vibration and that music has no limitations. Thats when i realized how important it was.. Music Soothes the Soul. OKie.. Thats for now. Am crashing for the day. before that pls to listen ta Fatak !!

Cheers

Diwali Diyas !!!

Heyi,

Am writing to jus let down all my nostalgic feelings.. Before i go ahead, i wanna wish all my readers a very very happy and safe diwali.. I write here in the eve of Diwali with a lot of satisfaction, contentment happiness at the same moment a heart full of memories and a distant nostalgia..

This is one nice set of diyas i came across and i though i would display it here...

Today, I had a great day.. Wake Up Sid with friends, West Side shopping and Ice creams hogging made my day. It was yet another typical holiday but turned out ta be such a nice day.. So apart from that its Diwali eve aptly Deepavali.. Its tradition to light lamps, visit family and friends, make and share sweets, burst crackers and wear new clothes. As usual all these things have a story behind such celebrations.. Lord Krishna Killed a demon Narakasuran and people celebrate his death as Diwali.

S0, wats the nostalgia all about. Its about my the Diwali get together at my maternal grand ma's place. That was till she was alive. My moms family is really big with her 7 brothers and so i have a lot of cousins !!! That makes a hell lot of under one roof on one evening shouting and jumping and literally hogging the sweets which our kutti mami makes. Our fights for the share of payasam, chase to keep the first rocket, and around 10 of us running at the lighting of an atom bomb.. There was a phase when i used to light the crackers in hand and throw them.. Jus to depict heroism.. Used to come back home so dirty withy hands grey, have a wash and indulge in every savory made early in the morning. I even remember having competition with my old apartment neighbor, my close friend for keeping the first cracker in the morning.. I used always win cause i used to be down at 5 to start bursting.. These memories still gimme tears when i see a diwali with jus 4 of us now.. Though my family members come for diwali, it will never be like my paatis house and all of us there together again.

Though now i am gifted to live in a nice big apartment with 72 flats and so many kids around bursting crackers.. Makes it a lively festival place.. And the spirit always keeps goin on..

For now, I don burst much crackers.. I jus wear my new clothes and burst some as par of tradition and have a nice relaxed Diwali.. go temple, see films on TV, talk ta friends, visit some family members and jus have a nice festive day..

So, yet again have a great diwali.. light a lotsa diyas and make ur home and life colorful and bright.

Cheers and Lights

Return of the Busy Bee !!!

heyi,

The busy bee is here with a quick news post about herself and a nice long interpretation of something she jus came across.. So, the busy bee refers to me. You know y we use the words busy and bee in sequence as a phrase. The female bee is always occupied, as usual as in other species where the males do nothing at all and the female goes around and does everything. Ok, lets not start an argument and debate about it.

And here comes the news.. Though its late, its latest. I ve started learning guitar. This i feel is such a romantic and sexy instrument. Makes anyone fall for it. I wanted ta learn guitar, jus because i love the sound and feel of it and started on vijayadasami. I ve gone for 2 classes now and playing exercises and a little chords. Actually ya feels nice. So thats one major thing keeping me happy.

I just came across a couple of people who said they have separated from their other halves due to various reasons and that its a waste getting married. Though i am not married yet and may be i dunno too much about the intricacies of marriage i seriously think life is incomplete without it. The reasons for a marriage not working out could be enormous, Lot of them are even just excuses. This probed me to write the post cause i even saw a movie, "He is not just that into you". I was about a lot of relationships goin haywire, One married man falls for another girl and feels like never before. And the other doesn believe in marriage at all, but can just say live together. I jus am tryin to figure out. Do these things seriously happen. I don say that a married person should have no desires but it does make a difference when you are married. Is marriage not a commitment and a promise which is meant to be kept.

There might be certain exceptions where all marriages don end up being successful and there are places where there is a lot of abuse and misuse of a marriage happening. There might also be betrayal and loss of trust between couples. But this doesn happen with everyone does it ?

Recently i had one of my friends, one of the most eligible Indian bachelors abroad getting married. As soon as he was married, he left abroad with his wife. And there she revealed that she was not ready for a marriage and that she needed time to accept him. At this juncture, i had a serious question. What did she think marriage was, jus glitz and spending? I was jus thinking how the parents of the girl woulda felt. Having invested so much time and money in a wedding how would it be when the girl shows this kinda attitude. Leave time money or any other material loss. Did that girl ever think of the guys plight. Thats where i say marriage should be understood properly. There is no place for any selfishness here. Its all about care and concern is not it ? There were these thoughts rushing in my brain. and jus wanted ta write it down.

By the by life is good, a bit hectic and tedious though. Awaiting Diwali for a break !!!

Cheers