Walk with me

I hope for a day,
when you would see the world,
through my eyes;
the way I see.
When you would stand in my shoes,
and feel the bliss I feel;
when I am with thee.

I wander on my my roof, aimless,
lie under the starry night;
gaze into deep eternity;
feel the breeze washing my face.
And there is nothing I wish more
than just your company.

I want to to see
you soaked in moonlight,
with stars sparkling thee.
I want to walk by the lake,
with my hands in yours,
speaking nothing,
just listening to thee.

I want to wander in the woods,
with you,aimless ;
with not a care in the world.
I want to sit by the sea,
and listen the roaring of the sea,
and feel the waves coming,
and thumping you and me.


I wish you would see the world,
the way I see,
I wish you would feel the bliss,
I feel when I am with thee.

Have you ever watched kids

On a Merry-go-round?

Or listened to the rain

Slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight?

Or gazed the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.

Do you run through each day-On the fly?

When you ask "How are you?"

Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done

Do you lie in your bed

With the next hundred chores

Running through your head?

You'd better slow down

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.

Ever told your child.

We'll do it tomorrow?

And in your haste,

Not see her sorrow?

Ever lost touch,

Let a good friendship die

Cause you never had time

to call and say, "Hi"

You'd better slow down

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last

When you run so fast to get somewhere

You miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day,

It's like an unopened gift...

Thrown away.

Life's not a race.

Do take it slower

Hear the music

Before the song

is over.

Thought of the Day

The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the path to its fulfillment - Earl Nightingle

Legendary

This piece is not my work, I came across it and am sharing it with you...


Legendary is the love that withstands rejection. It will be free of anger and ego.

Legendary is the commitment that withstands humiliation. It will be one-pointed and will reach the goal.

Legendary is the wisdom that withstands turbulence. It will be integrated in life.

Legendary is the faith that withstands a million chances of doubt. It will bring perfection.

Legendary are the events that withstand time. They will become morals for the millions

A seat with a Caste Certificate

In a human life-time, a person is most reflective when he is halfway through it. Most people think about the life they have lived, the ideals they lived for, the joys that they shared with others and the direction that they are going to take from then on when they reach an age which is neither young nor ripe.
I too am in a similar stage of my IIT life at Kharagpur. It has been almost two academic years at IIT.I am almost halfway through. This series of blogs is a medium to put to paper my thoughts about IIT system in general and IIT Kharagpur in particular.
In particular, this blog is about the recent approval of the 27 percent reservation meted out to the OBCs by the Supreme Court. To go into a bit of very recent history, this 27 percent reservation was proposed by MHRD in summer 2006. At that time I was opposed to the reservation, I am now as well. At that time I was just an outsider and had the opinions that were reflective of the majority of meritocratic Indian society. However now, I being an insider have a little more insight to the IIT system.
First and foremost problem with 27 percent reservation is the sheer size of it. Let us take a particular case of IIT Kharagpur. The current intake of B.Tech students is roughly 850 per year. A 27% reservation for OBC would mean that the total no. of seats have to be increased so that the number of seats for other categories isn't diminished. This would in effect result in a 54% overall increase in seats. So with the full reservation being implemented, the intake would be 1300 in IIT Kgp alone.
The infrastructure of IIT Kgp is minimal at best. There is simply a shortage of 300 rooms already. There is no construction of any new boys' hostel going on currently except for the increase in size of some pre-existing hostels. Then how on earth is the 27 percent reservation(read 450 more students implying 450 more rooms) be implemented.
This problem is quite tangible and could be solved if a swift action be taken regarding the construction of hostels, which however seems to be quite a big ask considering the work culture in Bengal.
Another big issue is the insufficiency of academic infrastructure. This would seem quite surprising to any outsider. Let me put it like this: IITs simply lack good professors. It is very evident when we look at the quality of teaching at IIT Kharagpur. If you ever opened the faculty page on the web-page of IIT Kharagpur, you would easily see the shockingly small fraction of professors who are educated from any reputed foreign university. Further, the number of new faculty that is added is very small. It suggests that in an ideal world the size of new faculty would be at-least one fourth the size of pre-existing faculty. Then, would the MHRD be kind enough to explain how are they going to find the faculty befitting the standard of IIT in such large numbers, in such a small amount of time ,considering the rate at which new faculty is being added over the recent years.
Then too reservation would achieve its intended goal only if it is meted out to the people who truly require it. That is to say, the people who are OBCs but have access to all the facilities should be left out of the reservation bouquet. This again seems to be quite tough with all the caste-based politics being played.
In the end, it is a really dicey situation. An under-privileged should be given some advantage or some relaxation in criteria. But the criteria for selecting the under-privileged is itself very obscure. Such a high reservation is no solution for this problem considering that IITs already have trouble filling in the reserved seats for the category candidates.
I personally feel that seats shouldn't be reserved, However the cutoff for under-privileged class should be quite relaxed. This would ensure that the merit of the system isn't compromised.
But believe me, the Minister of H.R.D doesn't have even that little sense that he would give a non-politically motivated thought to it and try increase the infrastructure first.

There You'll Be From Pearl Harbor -- Faith Hill

When I think back
On these times
And the dreams
We left behind
I’ll be glad 'cause
I was blessed to get
To have you in my life
When I look back
On these days
I’ll look and see your face
You were right there for me

In my dreams
I’ll always see you soar
Above the sky
In my heart
There always be a place
For you for all my life
I’ll keep a part
Of you with me
And everywhere I am
There you’ll be

Well you showed me
How it feels
To feel the sky
Within my reach
And I always
Will remember all
The strength you
Gave to me
Your love made me
Make it through
Oh, I owe so much to you
You were right there for me

In my dreams
I’ll always see you soar
Above the sky
In my heart
There always be a place
For you for all my life
I’ll keep a part
Of you with me
And everywhere I am
There you’ll be

'Cause I always saw in you
My light, my strength
And I want to thank you
Now for all the ways
You were right there for me
You were right there for me
For always

In my dreams
I’ll always see you soar
Above the sky
In my heart
There always be a place
For you for all my life
I’ll keep a part
Of you with me
And everywhere I am
There you’ll be

Being a Second year at KGP

Hello people....a hello is a must, especially after such a prolonged absence from my side. And I have a reason for my absence this time::::I hope that every second year of KGP would understand the reason. :P
After coming into this semester, I have seen some of the busiest days of my life, some of the most challenging moments and gone through nights sleeping measly hours in a row. Every second year here would have seen that (of-course some people are exceptions; I hope a KGPian wd understand that). After going through the grind of OP(orientation program, for the uninitiated) and then SOP ( no, its not Super Orientation Program!) I feel a person becomes mentally tougher . In-fact this period is a learning curve, though a lot exhausting.

But hey, whats new about this article....every second year would have felt this...

but wait!
During this learning curve , almost every ordinary guy loses his senses and becomes psychic at times. After all who would have the patience to remain sane after sleeping for 3 hours a night, thrice in a row; after running, skipping meals; after sessions of collecting fundaes...(plural of fundae, which again is plural of funda ) by the way, this term actually exists in KGP lingo.

And all this becomes even more exhausting if you know that this is never going to end, atleast not in near future. When my OP phase was in transition , I was foolish enough to think that there would be better times in future...WRONG! yes I was wrong...
This is like moving in a desert chasing a mirage, walking and walking even faster just to be fooled .After all, one thing here leads to another. And guys, the ILLU work has not even started!
Then one thing results in another..And again for the uninitiated, ILLU is a "TRADITION" in kgp..huge patterns and themes made up of diyas ....and after that::::- there is dramatics ...that perhaps sums up the life of a second year..

Well, here it is..the journey continues..

Ek ke baad ek nayi kahaani.
har kahaani ke anjaam ke saath
ek nayi kahaani kaa aaghaz

kahaaniyon kaa yeh daur
kucch rula ke jaayega
kucch hansa ke jaayega
bas maayane isi baat ke hain
ki yeh humein
kucch sikha ke jaayega!

aur ummed hai ki
jab do saal baad
hum alvida kahenge
tab in dinon ko yaad karke
hum kahenge...
"woh bhi kucch din they"





But as always, we need to walk on.