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Sometimes you don't need your own words to express yourself !
It is said that everything you feel has been felt already by someone.. so you are just not the "unique".. And what a joy it is to find out ..ah.. this is what i had to say..
next time you ask how I am? I'd say

" हजारो ख्वाइशे ऐसी की हर ख्वाइश पे दम निकले
बहुत निकले मेरे अरमान लेकिन फिर भी कम निकले "

I’s are, therefore I think
I-consciousness has taken over, as if it is need of the hour.
This is the story of two Is : I and i
“No man is himself when he talks n his own person.
Give him the mask and he will tell you the truth”
--Oscar Wilde
I :


I came into being after well defined mechanism of three quarters. I grew out of experience. I learnt from surroundings. In my childhood, I built my thought processes and interpretation-reaction mechanism. I shall use these assets throughout my outward existence.
I developed delusions for I was alone, fear when I was cared, ego when praised and hatred when scolded. I collected all my feelings and woven them into my character. My character is the inheritance of loss as well as gain for I inherited simplicity and taste, intellect and ears for music along with my phobias and delusions.
I’s delusions, feelings , dreams and desires became the ideal possibility of the reality around from time to time. Dreams wrapped around the reality and pushed I deeper into delusions.
“Delusion is the first of all pleasures!!!”
The magnified I-consciousness, though came with a price tag, torn I inbetween reality and the wrapper. What delusions demanded, would put I on the narrow mountain cliff and ‘world’ly demands would throw I deep into the valley where resided i.




i :


i has been transcending through souls for ages. According to one school of thought, i is the child of theory and according to other , i is the onl fact there is. i , being ageless, never grew; being formless , never existed materially. i has wisdom of lives and practices silence being somewhere in the body-mind complex. i is the nucleus which carries thoughtcon cloud.


We :


In the valley, I met i. i welcomed I with open arms and made it aware of it’s I-consciousness. It seemed , i knew everything about I: what I is thinking, what patterns it follows. i was like I’s father brother guiding him tenderly through the journey of life. i knew what is good for I and what is not, what I should be dong and feeling.
But I, being rebellious son,fails to admire the advice. I is phobic enough to doubt i’s very presence in the valley: “another delusion, perhaps!!!”
If i would let I lead the life better, why shouldn’t I let it?
Is I that discovers i within stronger for recognizing i’s presence is ,in itself, an achievement?
Or is same I weak enough for not letting its own subconscious i guide him?
Why my own subconscious i stranger to me? If my I-consciousness and i-consciousness were a “We-consciousness” in me !!!

in our 20's

It ended recently and about to begin yet again !
At least for next few years, till the time our patience weakens to the level that we demand a 10-10, 20-20 will score high on and off the field !
Long ago, "Cricket" meant a 5 (6 befoe that) day game where the technique and skill of the player was put to test. Though these factor still count,One day games (50-50's)demanded speed and strength.The first ODI was played between Australia and England on 5 January 1971. World cricket,probably for the first time came into limelight thanks to Kerry Packer of the Nine network(his Australian television company)when a rebellious private cricket competition was held between 1977 and 1979for the widespread view that players were not paid sufficient amounts to make a living from cricket, and that Packer wished to secure the exclusive broadcasting rights to Australian cricket, then held by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The Australian cricket board refused to accept Channel Nine's bid to get exclusive televsion rights to Australia's test matches in 1976,Packer went on to set up his own series secretly signing yhe likes of Tony Greig, Clive Lyoyd,Greg Chappel and Ian Chappel. World Series Cricket drastically changed the nature of cricket, and its influence continues to be felt today.
For 21'st century, this was not enough. In order to make 50-50 more interesting,new rules like "Power play" were introduced. As more money and glory kept coming to cricket (thanks to Asian nations),ICC held 20-20 Cricket world cup,in 2007.
Meanwhile another storm was taking shape in India's cricket world.
Subhash Chandra, after consistently failing to gain broadcat rights (despite of highest bids)for his Zee TV ( 2003 Cricket World Cup,court battle in 2004 and 2006 ICC Champions Trophy),followed Packer's path. (For our daddy's generation who grew up watching Test Cricket, it was Deja Vu). He responded by creating the Rs. 100 Crore ICL. “They denied us the cricket content,” said Himanshu Mody, business head of ICL and Zee’s sports, “so, we had to create our own content.”
However, ICL could not make it to peole's heart probably because it lacked resources and was not dear to all mighty BCCI. Even Kapil Da failed to cash his aura! See ,how times change....
One (good ?)thing ICL did wad to challenge and awaken BCCI. For the fear of losing it's monopoly, BCCI came back hard and rocking under Lalit Modi - the mind behind Indian Premiere League (IPL).
Fans saw everything. Teams based on geographic area, bidding of players,Celebrity owners,Iconic international players, money that would make a player compromise for his national team, cheerleaders,fireworks after matches (oh..) and breathtaking cricket action. Many local players got a chance (a 20-20 chance)to be acknowledged at international level.
Modi had luck with him, for sure. As India had recently won the 20-20 world cup, all fans vociferously welcomed this similar piece of game. Seeing our Indian mentality, had Shreesanth dropped that last catch, Modi's fate would be no different than Chandra's !!
IPL has took off and we have accepted it with its odds.It has not been all rosy for the owners for their money is at stake. Be it Malya last year or Shah rukh this year, there have been clashes with the players over performance. Maybe now cricket is to India what Football is to Europe - larger than life. IPL has provided for everyone: businessmen, actors,media,models,cheer-leaders and ofcourse cricketers, the cricket, the South African Economy (lols..).
Warne's lowest priced tean winning the first tournament and last years two back-benchers fightng for the crown this year : next year I bet on Knight Riders!!!

20-20 emerged when One day cricket is in it's late 20's. Hopefully, it won't die young.May all three generations of cricket live (or play) happily forever. And we don't need any future new-borns now (the 10-10s ,possibly).
The reader's of this blog are also in (or about)their 20's !! At our 20, we are seeing an incredible world! Let there be money in cricket as well as economy !!!
Meanwhile, 20 cheers for Cricket!


Silly Points: 1:Dhoni uses facebook on his Aircell when he is not modelling and playing. Someone needs to verify the truth.

2:Vodafone's Pug (the Doggy) is jealous of the Zoo-zoos for apparent reasons.

3:How many of you know, whats happeing in ICL?


4: Guess the smallest possible form of cricket and comment !! Let your imagination "Toss".....

We , the people !

We, the Citizens of world's largest democracy have elected our leaders for the 15th time !! At least, we can show off to the world by forcing these lines. Slightly more than half of us did not turn to vote, is just a statistics!!
There is an old joke : If pro is opposite of con, what is the opposite of progress? Still, (less than half)Indians did not dare take chances. One of the media-dear word "anti-incumbancy" did not show up ! Citizens (less than half, please remember)of India preferred to err on safer side. (Not taking any chance is habit in current economic crisis). Another good thing that happened is all the exit polls were proved false amd many "experts" were exposed, hushhh.. at least no tv channel can now hammer us with how accurate it's predictions were and how it alone can catch India's nerve.
Also, many icons will now be sitting at home, our beloved lalu, for example.And "Rahul baba" (as Shobhaa De put it) is in form.We are now sure to see more of him.(Hopefully, at personal level too!).
This time the government looks more stable with many hurdles "left" out! Whether it should not have been Congress is a different story, the best thing about the results is that a single party( with fewest pets) is going to be in power! Hopefully, that would make decision making easier at the government level. (who will take decisions, is open secret !!!).

Confession: I did not vote. (Actually , i wanted to, but I was not authorized to vote in Pune.By the next election, I don't know where I will be!! Is there any solution to this?)

Pessimism never won any battle. Like we are hopeful admist current economic crisis,let's hope for India Shining!

Though, nothing much will really change by this so called historical victory.
I loved this joke:

Mr. Singh, you're quite a charmer,
Looks like india has good karma,
This is better than obama !

Sorry, but you're gonna say "karma" with american accent [:p]

Silly Points :1: Because of elections and for the fact that IPL is moved out of India,no one cheers for cheerleaders !

2: Knight Riders are having nightmares. The owner, the coach and captain(s !!) scored only outside the ground. For them its now "Radalo, Haralo, Chalalo Re" (in Marathi) rather than "Korbo Lorbo Jitbo Re"(in Bengali) [:p]

Shahrukh, tu sprite pi !!!



(photo from TOI)

Quoted !

On sunday 2 am, i have joined the league of millions who think that their blogs matter to the world.

I have always loved quotes and one-liners and irritated many people with sms (i still do). But there is something in them. They can lift ur spirit, amuse you, shock you or leave you "aw.." by the use of words.
Moreover, they are timeless !
Sometimes they hit you hard with deja vu !
Here are few that left me "ouch..."

1. Life is complex. It has both real and imaginary parts.

2. It is absurd to divide people into good and bad.people are either charming or tidious.( o. Wilde)

3. Everything is FEAR in love and war.

4. Romance should begin with sciene, not sentiment and end with settlement. (wilde)

5. Difference in opinion keeps the horse in race.

6. All ways lead to "disillusion".

7. I used to be schizophrenic. But now we are ok.

This is not the full story, a glimpse of what kind of stuff you will come across here. Sometimes, This may not be all mine but just a compilation of what I felt worth-sharing. Don't blame me for borrowing. Its my blog, right?

Did you know that even "government of the people, for the people...." was a borrowed idea?