Happy Father's Day

Last few weeks had been the toughest days of my life till now. Amidst all the turbulence fathers’ day came as a big relief. It’s a great feeling to see the most beautiful smile coming naturally to you when seeing your dad in tears with that special father’s day card you select after going through a million!!!!!!! But for my dad father’s day was not just about receiving card because he is a son too but sadly he lost the privilege to give that million dollar smile 5 years ago when my grand father left us fighting with lung cancer.

Sometimes my feelings changes from simple grief to overwhelming anger when I see that my grand father is missing all the important events in me and my father’s life. I just want pay tribute to the most important man in my life whose whole life was a tribute, a tribute to courage!

My grand father R.K. Jaimini, the name doesn’t sound familiar after all he was not a yesteryear film star for whom rikshawwalas used to stop nor did he was a noble prize winner, he was just a good man with the charm of a film star and brains of a noble prizewinner. My most vivid memory of him is the day when he told me,” Small animals walk in herds tigers walk alone” and I took it on heart. I m not saying that my grandfather was perfect nobody is but he was someone I can always look up to find strength even in the most trying times. From sitting in the office of telephone exchange as an elite manager destiny took him to the footpaths selling candles. But none of the adversities could stop him to rise against all the odds. I don’t think an article would be enough to summarize the life of one the greatest men in my eyes.

So I love you grandpa, you were as beautiful in death as you were in life..........we all will love you but will never forget who you were and will tell our children and grandchildren about the man who although considered a minor cold a serious illness is one of the greatest men who ever lived

politically incorrect veiw

Polling for the 2009 general elections has finally ended but all the dust and drama is not over yet,i am sure there is more to come.I remember the 2004 general elections, i was 13 at that time and had made a secret prayer of making the 2009 general elections fall after september 2009 so that i may have got the chance to vote this time.But never mind! Although i didn't vote but did make a point to visit a polling booth.I accompanied my aunt to a polling both in my locality and to my amazement i found that there were 4 polling booths in a span of just 500mts from my home.No way people should have excused themselves from voting, even if they do then no blames on the government!

I thought of spending an hour or so at the polling station which made my aunt a bit crazy in head as it was a very hot afternoon and the sun was smilling at the top of our heads.But after few minutes i found myself getting engrossed in all the activities happening around the polling booth.As i watched more and more people coming to cast their vote,the participation of the rich educated class in my region was very low.I was thinking if this is the story of all the regions in india this time too? and the next day newspaper cleared all my residual doubts.

After 2004 general elections my conviction grew stronger and stronger that its the rural and uneducated india that make and break governments.I can even go on to the extent of saying that intelligensia has no say in the whole electing process.Few months back i met a medical student,a first time voter and asked her about her voting preferences and here comes the awnser " I will not vote! why should i vote? there was not a single political party that supported our no reservation campaign. Even if that wasnt the case,all the voters do is to choose the better of the two devils". Initially her apathetic and callous attitude did annoyed me but she is just returning the apathy back!