Delhi winter

Dressed in a black corduroy suit with a pale lemon shirt, indigo tie and a white Adidas muffler, I walked through the alleys of Central Secretariat while heading off to North Block - the place of my OJT. The wind was riding its fog chariot, making the scene more 'pleasant' as I felt being so corporate type dressed up that we see in Hollywood movies. The R-Day parade rehearsals going on at Raj Path made everything look so royale, so cliched. The feeling was obvious.
But now, while fiddling with this keyboard, I feel the pain of those numerous shelter less people who are forced NOT to see the rosy side of this 'beautiful' winter of Delhi. We can do our bit by donating our old, not-in-use-anymore woolens. Or better, by buying some blankets / jacket/ sweaters/ etc from places like Jan Path, Sarojini Nagar, Yusuf Sarai and then channelizing them to the needy. But can we do anything else? I am flummoxed. Can we do better? Without waiting for the administration to do anything? Without 'feeling the pinch' on our pockets?

Kindly Suggest.

OJT first review

The experience of OJT at DoPT, North Block, so far is good. While everyone treats me as a "child" and expects me to behave accordingly (not being very serious to the work,having a lot of strolls down the Raisina Hills), I want to get my hands on the files asap. This is inviting good 'reviews' from the seniors.

Hope things are good till Friday, the twentieth.

PERTH test and aftermath

Now that our team is all set to use the last (and probably second last) day of Perth Test doing anything but cricket BCCI can advocate providing Test status to Bermuda, Papua New Guinea, Canada, UAE, Namibia and last but not the least China. Mind it, this list may not be exhaustive.

Guess what? We shall have :-

1) Dhoni as the most succesful captain in the world.

2) Eleven centuries in an innings.

3) Century of 5 wicket hauls by Ashwin (Zaheer shall be unfit even then).

4) Special permission to Virat and Ishant to play with only 'ONE" finger.

5) Sachin making his Century of Centuries ... at last.

6) Anything else?? Please suggest.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year :)
Just wish 2012 brings Prosperity, Joy and Happiness to all of us.

A new beginning

"People wanted to reach for the moon
They are amazed how I reached there relatively soon
Not satisfied,I know I have to go a bit far
After all, I have aimed for a star."

It has happened. I have finally, joined the Union Executive. As Assistant.
The Almighty and my mom, both have been showering their blessings from the heavens.
The support of my family has been tremendous. Dad and deepu, you both are the best.
My friends - thanks yyaro.
I, the one who has put the hard work.
We all have put in some substance to make it possible.

The moment when I signed on the two Oath papers - Oath to the Constitution of India and Oath of Secrecy - made me feel that I have reached at SOME place.

Although the people who are close to me know very well that I have to reach somewhere else - at least one honest shot is due. Hence the so-called poetry at the top.

Wish me luck,

Donate Eyes

India is home to maximum number of those unfortunate who are unable to see this beautiful world. Yes, Loss of sight is a serious problem and no country has got more blinds than our very own.

One more for the info. Most of these cases are CURABLE. But we lack donors. And for this very reason, The YP Mahindru Nirmaya Eye Bank, a Gurgaon based trust, organises events like "Run-for-Vision", Cycling, etc. It was a "Walk-a-thon" on 27-02-2011. A 3.5 km walk, in which more than a thousand people participated. Main attraction was the presence of jawans from BSF and CRPF. ( Mr S.S. Deshwal, Commisioner of Police, Gurgaon honoured the occassion by participating. (He had pledged his eyes when a 'blind-folded' walk was organised last year for the same cause.) Youth band AZADI performed when the walk was completed. The event ended up with some jaw dropping stunts by some biker daredevils, alond with two young cyclists.

All this for one message - DONATE EYES.

Yes, it was to make people aware that we can take someone's darkness away by donating something that we won't be taking with us in afterlife.

Yes friends, let us all pledge eyes. It's such a noble thing!!!!

P.S. To know more about the trust that organises such noble events , please go to :

http://www.runforvision.org/

Happy New Year

Dear All, I wish you a very happy, and Prosperous 2011 in 9 different lanugages of India.

Courtesy - Swati

Happy New Year ( English) :)