My first encounter with ghost - Part II
Posted On Saturday, June 30, 2007 at at 17:38 by Rajkumar Harilal Sinha
It was a rainy season and the time was 8 p.m. After confining the cows and buffaloes in their shelter I went to a nearby pond to wash my face, hands and legs. In between the pond and my house there was a canal of six feet width. For crossing it a pair of bamboo was laid on the canal and to give hand support a bamboo was erected.
As I was returning from the pond, I saw a person of my age resembling one of my villager heading towards the canal. And we were at the same time had to cross the canal. Seeing him in hurry I called him by name and requested to allow me first to cross the small canal; as I was getting wet and just had come from the pond.
My request had no effect on him and subsequently closed to each other with merely distance. I noticed the person thoroughly and found as follows -
As I was returning from the pond, I saw a person of my age resembling one of my villager heading towards the canal. And we were at the same time had to cross the canal. Seeing him in hurry I called him by name and requested to allow me first to cross the small canal; as I was getting wet and just had come from the pond.
My request had no effect on him and subsequently closed to each other with merely distance. I noticed the person thoroughly and found as follows -
(a) the bamboo stick umbrella that he put on his head was without leaves and exist only bamboo stick frame. On seeing his umbrella it appeared that he had quarreled with other boys thus resultimg him to this wretched condition (b) the white dirty kurta that he wore was miserably torn at the lower portion and so was the gamocha (c) his face was looking dull, insipid as he is being suffering from acute malnutrition.
After thoroughly observing him in all respect I repeatedly requested to give way for crossing the canal but all fall in vain. In the next moment I was terrified to see the changing face of the man. Finding no other way of my rescue I started praying GOD two or three times. The next moment, so to veil my fear I started rebuking hardly in rough language in order to catch the attention of the people. My all efforts came out with no results. He was constantly gazing at my face, and his face was rapidly changing becoming more dangerous and frightening.
I started scolding again but this time more vigorously and loud in nature. I began pouring punches to his face and breast. In the meantime I noticed that the size of his eye becoming bigger and bigger and almost reddish in colour. His constant gaze remained steady towards me without any twinkling. Though I did everything for survival of my life I never touched his body.
God knows from where I got enough courage to reciprocate the spirit who was looking like my neighbour. The next very moment the spirit gave me passage by shifting right leg in hanging position and the left leg taking the place of the right leg position, and his body tilted towards the canal by freeing his hand grips from the bamboo. For a normal person he would have fallen. But.........he was balanced.
After thoroughly observing him in all respect I repeatedly requested to give way for crossing the canal but all fall in vain. In the next moment I was terrified to see the changing face of the man. Finding no other way of my rescue I started praying GOD two or three times. The next moment, so to veil my fear I started rebuking hardly in rough language in order to catch the attention of the people. My all efforts came out with no results. He was constantly gazing at my face, and his face was rapidly changing becoming more dangerous and frightening.
I started scolding again but this time more vigorously and loud in nature. I began pouring punches to his face and breast. In the meantime I noticed that the size of his eye becoming bigger and bigger and almost reddish in colour. His constant gaze remained steady towards me without any twinkling. Though I did everything for survival of my life I never touched his body.
God knows from where I got enough courage to reciprocate the spirit who was looking like my neighbour. The next very moment the spirit gave me passage by shifting right leg in hanging position and the left leg taking the place of the right leg position, and his body tilted towards the canal by freeing his hand grips from the bamboo. For a normal person he would have fallen. But.........he was balanced. Presuming the opportunity I advanced my leg and kept his leg in between my legs and bitterly scolded making eye-to-eye sharp contact with him. When I crossed my leg the spirit came to his original position. Then I move backward keeping eye on him and constantly scolding him.
This way I was managed to cross the canal. As soon as I crossed the canal the devil also proceeded through the palm bushes, I saw after going some distance at about 10 meter he disappeared from my eyes.
On sudden disappearance of the devil I got so nervous and awestruck that I hardly reached my house and I fell down on the ground in senseless condition and I remained through out the night. And in early morning I regained sense.
On sudden disappearance of the devil I got so nervous and awestruck that I hardly reached my house and I fell down on the ground in senseless condition and I remained through out the night. And in early morning I regained sense.
I saw men and women had gathered at my house who were keen to know the whole episode. And when I narrated the whole episode the gatherings hummed and hawed for my survival from the jaws of death.
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My first encounter with ghost - Part I
My first encounter with ghost - Part I
Posted On Friday, June 29, 2007 at at 23:25 by Rajkumar Harilal SinhaNowadays there is virtually a sort of bombardment of ghost/ devil stories in various television channels notwithstanding with the fact that they are being put up in the hardcore hindi news channel.
Well, if one ponders hard and ask oneself from where do they get all these trembling black images sort of stories in daily basis, it is definitely to feed the hungry television time and raise their TRPs.
But if I narrate my encounters that took place decades ago in the early 1960s I have never seen or encountered since then. Don’t feel cheated since all you people or netizens supposedly were not born then.
The world we are presently living was far different from the world that I grew up. The rural/ urban India was not as it is today. To cover a distance of mere 20 km took a whole day. That was Assam, district Cachar, village Mohanpur virtually cut-off from the other world. It was a quite sleepy Bishnupriya Manipuri village covered with evergreen trees.
The news of ghost/ devil encounters was listened and discussed vociferously than the news flying around the world. And my encounter with this spirits took place within a year when I was in class eighth.
It was an eerie moonlit mid night and at the dead hours I got up from the bed to urinate. I came outside my home, I saw shades of trees casting their shadows on the ground and silence perpetuating the whole universe.
And the silence was broken, interrupted when I saw a shady man coming from the funeral site, which was near to my house. My muddy house was at the periphery of our village.
At first I could not recognize him but as he approached near about 400 metre from me. Then I was able to make out who the shady figure is.
He was our neighbour who was severely suffering from the blood dysentery and confined to bed. At once it crossed my mind that he cannot be the one whom I thought at first. He cannot loiter at this dead hour.
And under this circumstances it was vividly clear to me that the person coming towards me is no more my neighbour but a spirit (read ghost) replicating him wearing a white full baniyan and gamocha and carrying a burning hukka in hand.
The distance between him and me was so near and close that I could clearly hard the bubbling sound of hukka and see the smoke continuously coming out from his mouth.
I noticed inquisitively all his activities while hiding myself behind a big mango tree and a little beetal nut tree, assuaging my desire to know more about these creatures which was unfolding first time in front of my eyes. I was just 15 years old then.
The living ghost was then approximately 15 meter away and he suddenly changed his direction, he turned back and ambled again towards the cremation site from where he came.
I watched it till the replica became invisible from my eyes. Later I quietly came back to my bed. Early morning it was widely circulated news in my village.
Well, if one ponders hard and ask oneself from where do they get all these trembling black images sort of stories in daily basis, it is definitely to feed the hungry television time and raise their TRPs.
But if I narrate my encounters that took place decades ago in the early 1960s I have never seen or encountered since then. Don’t feel cheated since all you people or netizens supposedly were not born then.
The world we are presently living was far different from the world that I grew up. The rural/ urban India was not as it is today. To cover a distance of mere 20 km took a whole day. That was Assam, district Cachar, village Mohanpur virtually cut-off from the other world. It was a quite sleepy Bishnupriya Manipuri village covered with evergreen trees.
The news of ghost/ devil encounters was listened and discussed vociferously than the news flying around the world. And my encounter with this spirits took place within a year when I was in class eighth.
It was an eerie moonlit mid night and at the dead hours I got up from the bed to urinate. I came outside my home, I saw shades of trees casting their shadows on the ground and silence perpetuating the whole universe.
And the silence was broken, interrupted when I saw a shady man coming from the funeral site, which was near to my house. My muddy house was at the periphery of our village.
At first I could not recognize him but as he approached near about 400 metre from me. Then I was able to make out who the shady figure is.
He was our neighbour who was severely suffering from the blood dysentery and confined to bed. At once it crossed my mind that he cannot be the one whom I thought at first. He cannot loiter at this dead hour.
And under this circumstances it was vividly clear to me that the person coming towards me is no more my neighbour but a spirit (read ghost) replicating him wearing a white full baniyan and gamocha and carrying a burning hukka in hand.
The distance between him and me was so near and close that I could clearly hard the bubbling sound of hukka and see the smoke continuously coming out from his mouth.
I noticed inquisitively all his activities while hiding myself behind a big mango tree and a little beetal nut tree, assuaging my desire to know more about these creatures which was unfolding first time in front of my eyes. I was just 15 years old then.
The living ghost was then approximately 15 meter away and he suddenly changed his direction, he turned back and ambled again towards the cremation site from where he came.
I watched it till the replica became invisible from my eyes. Later I quietly came back to my bed. Early morning it was widely circulated news in my village.
Mallika Sherawat not sharing space with Hansika in Aap Ka Saroor
Posted On Monday, June 25, 2007 at at 22:25 by Sonika RajkumariYou might be waiting impatiently to see music director turned singer Himesh Rashamiya acting skill in his forthcoming movie Aap Ka Saroor – The true love story.
Well for this you have to wait till the movie is released on 29 June, 2007. In the movie Aap Ka Saroor Himesh Rashmaiya is first time appearing as an actor and for actress Hansika it is her debute film. Mallika Sherawat in the movie is coming in the negative shade.
The heroine Hansika of the movie Aap Ka Saroor, may be new for the whole world, but if one tries to recognize her, she had appeared in a few movies and have done serials of the Balaji Telefilms. She had also participated in the celebrity Fame Gurukul programme of the channel Sony Entertainment.
Moreover, she was also in the Rakesh Roshan’s Koi Mil Gaya movie, not opposite to actor Hrithik Roshan but one in the group of his children friend.
Got surprised how a jovial looking child had grown up and matured so fast in a couple of years. The truth is that she is still a tension free teenager who has just turned 16. She was just 15 when she signed and started shooting for the movie.
Call it fortunate or unfortunate that girls at this age are busy preparing for the board exam and she has completed a movie, which is yet to be released.
The news that got steam was heroine Mallika Sherawat refusal to come to one shot in the movie Aap Ka Saroor against the actress Hansika in the song Mehbooba….Mehbooba.
Well for this you have to wait till the movie is released on 29 June, 2007. In the movie Aap Ka Saroor Himesh Rashmaiya is first time appearing as an actor and for actress Hansika it is her debute film. Mallika Sherawat in the movie is coming in the negative shade.
The heroine Hansika of the movie Aap Ka Saroor, may be new for the whole world, but if one tries to recognize her, she had appeared in a few movies and have done serials of the Balaji Telefilms. She had also participated in the celebrity Fame Gurukul programme of the channel Sony Entertainment.
Moreover, she was also in the Rakesh Roshan’s Koi Mil Gaya movie, not opposite to actor Hrithik Roshan but one in the group of his children friend.
Got surprised how a jovial looking child had grown up and matured so fast in a couple of years. The truth is that she is still a tension free teenager who has just turned 16. She was just 15 when she signed and started shooting for the movie.
Call it fortunate or unfortunate that girls at this age are busy preparing for the board exam and she has completed a movie, which is yet to be released.
The news that got steam was heroine Mallika Sherawat refusal to come to one shot in the movie Aap Ka Saroor against the actress Hansika in the song Mehbooba….Mehbooba.
Well what one could expect from the mallika of the bollywood, Mallika Sherawat who has,
probably, forgotten her past struggling period in the film industry.
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom movie review
Posted On Sunday, June 24, 2007 at at 21:59 by rk rishikesh sinha
After watching the movie Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, it is pretty much sure that the audience in droves would have started humming the tune jhoom barabar jhoom like a Pavlovian dog – reacting to a situation rather than using critical thinking. It is mantra that every director wishes to recreate in their endeavour – taking off the audience from the real world to his own world. Some fail miserably and a very few succeed.
Talking about Jhoom Barabar Jhoom as a movie and its songs in particular, which are inseparable ingredients of Bollywood movie where does it stand?
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, starring Abhishek Bachchan (Rikki Thukral), Preity Zinta (Alvira Khan) Lara Dutta (Anaida Raza/Laila) Bobby Deol (Steve Singh/Satvinder) and Amitabh Bachchan (Special Appearance) is a movie directed by Shaad Ali, who has under his belt hit films like Saathiya and Bunty Aur Babli and produced by Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra.
The first shot of the movie starts with the melodious song jhoom barabar jhoom with Big B Amitabh Bachchan on-screen with a guitar in hand singing and dancing in the bevy of phirangis. The audience as usual likes it seeing bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan in his new avatar.
Next to the song comes the scene of two strangers, Rikki Thukral (Abhishek Bachchan) and Alvira Khan (Preity Zinta), waiting for their respective fiancés. Till the interval the movie virtually ceases between the chemistry of the duo, waiting at the Waterloo station in London.
So to kill time they starts telling their respective love story which later comes out to be a cock and bull story created by both and this fact added by loose dialogues, improper character building specially on the part of Rikki Thukral aka Abhishek Bachchan kills the curiosity left over on the part of audience. This story hammered the last nail on the coffin of the audience taste. Not to forget the occasional, without context song – jhoom barabar jhoom. The song crosses the level of irritation that one could bear.
For the audience it was enough when both Rikki Thukral (Abhishek Bachchan) and Alvira Khan (Preity Zinta) started imagining that they both have fallen in love. There was no rhythmic story build-up that they both have cornered a soft corner towards each other. So audience does not buy their story. Do not forget the intermittent song jhoom barabar jhoom popping out anytime in the movie.
After the interval the story revolves around Rikki Thukral (Abhishek Bachchan) and Alvira Khan (Preity Zinta) trying to behold each other with the help of Lara Dutta (Laila) and Bobby Deol (Satvinder), the characters of their cock and bull story. Alvira Khan (Preity Zinta) in love with dashing lawyer Bobby Deol (Steve Singh) and Rikki Thukral (Abhishek Bachchan) in love with Lara Dutta (Anaida Raza).
Well, after the movie if someone is left thinking it was luscious sexy legs of Lara Dutta and a glimpse of Prity Zinta tattooed breast.
Talking about Jhoom Barabar Jhoom as a movie and its songs in particular, which are inseparable ingredients of Bollywood movie where does it stand?
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, starring Abhishek Bachchan (Rikki Thukral), Preity Zinta (Alvira Khan) Lara Dutta (Anaida Raza/Laila) Bobby Deol (Steve Singh/Satvinder) and Amitabh Bachchan (Special Appearance) is a movie directed by Shaad Ali, who has under his belt hit films like Saathiya and Bunty Aur Babli and produced by Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra.
The first shot of the movie starts with the melodious song jhoom barabar jhoom with Big B Amitabh Bachchan on-screen with a guitar in hand singing and dancing in the bevy of phirangis. The audience as usual likes it seeing bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan in his new avatar.
Next to the song comes the scene of two strangers, Rikki Thukral (Abhishek Bachchan) and Alvira Khan (Preity Zinta), waiting for their respective fiancés. Till the interval the movie virtually ceases between the chemistry of the duo, waiting at the Waterloo station in London.
So to kill time they starts telling their respective love story which later comes out to be a cock and bull story created by both and this fact added by loose dialogues, improper character building specially on the part of Rikki Thukral aka Abhishek Bachchan kills the curiosity left over on the part of audience. This story hammered the last nail on the coffin of the audience taste. Not to forget the occasional, without context song – jhoom barabar jhoom. The song crosses the level of irritation that one could bear.
For the audience it was enough when both Rikki Thukral (Abhishek Bachchan) and Alvira Khan (Preity Zinta) started imagining that they both have fallen in love. There was no rhythmic story build-up that they both have cornered a soft corner towards each other. So audience does not buy their story. Do not forget the intermittent song jhoom barabar jhoom popping out anytime in the movie.
After the interval the story revolves around Rikki Thukral (Abhishek Bachchan) and Alvira Khan (Preity Zinta) trying to behold each other with the help of Lara Dutta (Laila) and Bobby Deol (Satvinder), the characters of their cock and bull story. Alvira Khan (Preity Zinta) in love with dashing lawyer Bobby Deol (Steve Singh) and Rikki Thukral (Abhishek Bachchan) in love with Lara Dutta (Anaida Raza).
Well, after the movie if someone is left thinking it was luscious sexy legs of Lara Dutta and a glimpse of Prity Zinta tattooed breast.
Making the long story short even if someone gives you free tickets, do not try to explore it. A perfect NO NO movie. One would definitely come humming the song cause the director’s idea of including the song intermittently thus conditioning you to become a Pavlovian dog.
Rani Mukhejee and Aditya Chopra Got Engaged! Is it?
Posted On Thursday, June 21, 2007 at at 00:19 by Sonika RajkumariAbhishek Bachchan’s grand wedding with Aishwariya Rai, now it is the turn of Rani Mukherjee to tie knot, as reported by a leading newspaper published from Delhi, India.
According to the report Rani Mukhejee and Aditya Chopra have got engaged and soon they would marry. Their engagement ceremony was closely guarded and private, it adds. The news lacks the surprise element in it as the fact: actress Rani Mukherjee has been very close to Yash Chopra’s camp, and still she maintains, is a very well known.
She had appeared in many movies produced by the Yash Chopra’s camp. The recent movie was Ta Ra Rum Pum, starring Saif Ali Khan.
Today in the Bollywood Rani Mukherjee’s name is counted in the list of top most actresses. It would be wrong to say that behind her marvelous success there wasn’t a lot support of Aditya Chopra.
Her first movie “Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat” was a super flop film. But she gradually improved her acting prowess and signed many super hits movies including many Yash Chopra’s film like Veer Zara, Hum Tum, Saathiya, Bunty aur Babli, and many.
Her first hit movie, as an actress was Karan Johar’s produced movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hain, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. After this movie people started knowing her.
Her name in association with Bollywood man is not new. Earlier her name was joined with the actors like Govinda and Abhishek Bachchan. The news that had been very hot in the Bollywood circle was Rani Mukherjee and Abhshek were very close. But his marriage with Ashwariya Rai all this rumours died a natural death.
After Abhishek Bachchan marriage, question started cropping up that who will be the raja (king) of the rani (queen).
But Rani’s father denies all this news of getting engaged with Aditya Chopra. News is that Yash Chopra and his wife Pamela Chopra is not happy with son Aditaya Chopra’s decision.
According to the report Rani Mukhejee and Aditya Chopra have got engaged and soon they would marry. Their engagement ceremony was closely guarded and private, it adds. The news lacks the surprise element in it as the fact: actress Rani Mukherjee has been very close to Yash Chopra’s camp, and still she maintains, is a very well known.
She had appeared in many movies produced by the Yash Chopra’s camp. The recent movie was Ta Ra Rum Pum, starring Saif Ali Khan.
Today in the Bollywood Rani Mukherjee’s name is counted in the list of top most actresses. It would be wrong to say that behind her marvelous success there wasn’t a lot support of Aditya Chopra.
Her first movie “Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat” was a super flop film. But she gradually improved her acting prowess and signed many super hits movies including many Yash Chopra’s film like Veer Zara, Hum Tum, Saathiya, Bunty aur Babli, and many.
Her first hit movie, as an actress was Karan Johar’s produced movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hain, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. After this movie people started knowing her.
Her name in association with Bollywood man is not new. Earlier her name was joined with the actors like Govinda and Abhishek Bachchan. The news that had been very hot in the Bollywood circle was Rani Mukherjee and Abhshek were very close. But his marriage with Ashwariya Rai all this rumours died a natural death.
After Abhishek Bachchan marriage, question started cropping up that who will be the raja (king) of the rani (queen).
But Rani’s father denies all this news of getting engaged with Aditya Chopra. News is that Yash Chopra and his wife Pamela Chopra is not happy with son Aditaya Chopra’s decision.
But Rani Mukherjee’s father has refused all this stuff which are making rounds in the media. Adding to it, his father said that his daughter Rani is very bindaas (care free) type of girl and will never get married or will engaged deceptively to anyone.
Bishnupriya Manipuri Status in Google
Posted On Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at at 06:44 by rk rishikesh sinhaWhat is the status of Bishnupriya Manipuri in the world of Internet? What it’s standing in the yahoo and in the google search engine? How many people click, typing Bishnupriya Manipuri in the internet. Well, these were some few questions, definitely, would be lurking in everyone’s mind. So, is the case with me?
Are we dead in the eyes of netizens? Are we visible for the whole world? Let us travel down the line in the murky lanes of internet and find out the real status of our community.
Type Bishnupriya Manipuri in the world’s biggest search engine Google – results 23,600 in 0.09 seconds. The first website - http://www.bishnupriya-manipuri.org/ - is static and only God knows what has been written and it is full of boxes. Would you pay a visit to the website. The answer would be big NO.
Now come to the second website - http://manipuri.freeservers.com/ - it is much better than the first one. I suppose Google Page Ranking tool went wrong this time since this website is full of contents and useful informations on the language movement and how to learn the Bishnupriya Manipuri language. A good website in itself.
Coming to the third, it is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishnupriya_Manipuri_language in the world famous online encyclopedia wikipedia.org, indeed is a prize catch. It is matter of prestige that our community name has been added to this site. And who ever has written is a man to be honoured for taking the painstaking and incisive work.
Next http://manipuri.htmlplanet.com/ is a more descriptive website mentioning about songs, drama, novels, essays and research work. A must visit website.
Next comes the pouri http://www.pouri.org/. Do not expect much from this website. It was updated on 08 December 2005. A no, no website.
http://mahasabha.org/ - an official website of the Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Mahasabha is the one that could personalize anybody and it makes the first impression favourable with its front page depictingthe familiar names Dr. Debandra Kr. Sinha, Gopinath Sinha, Hem Chandra Sinha , Uday Sinha, Rajendra Kr. Sinha, Krishna Ballab Sinha, Sundar Mukherjee and address Bhakatpur, Silchar.
Despite the alluring looks of the website, if one expects while clicking the news tab, one would get news, forget it there is no news being the official website and being situated at the heart of our community. The Orkut version of Bishnupriya Manipuri is far better active than this one.
These were few of the names of the websites that probably command respect or disrespect. And how much these websites ventilates the community to the other world. It is not far away from everyone’s guess.
Has it been ever possible that one invokes the Google Alert tool and one's mail box not flooded with related materials from the sources - news, blogs, web and group - on a keyword, pouring out from any part of the world? But it happens with the Bishnupriya Manipuri. Try it. Google fails to crawl any items with the word Bishnupriya Manipuri. Your mail inbox will be blank.
Well my inquisitive to know how many people are really typing Bishnupriya manipuri I ran the google trends but it failed to come up with any result it showed – the term Bishnupriya manipuri do not have enough search volume to show graphs. So here it failed to colligate any information on it.
Not believing on the google tool I tried the same in a yahoo tool it failed again. Next I took refuge in another google tool to know so far how many have since the internet came into existence typed Bishnupriya manipuri. It came out with the figure 25000.
So we came out with the two figures first the 23,600 – the total search result available in the google search and the 25000 – the total number of search done by people typing in the internet browsers.
Winding up the whole issue – we all Bishnupriya Manipuri must be active and must contribute in this ever-changing world of internet before we are being wiped out by others, not to mentions the enemies we have.
Cold War Between Bipasha Basu and Arshad Warsi
Posted On at at 00:15 by Sonika RajkumariCatfight between actors and actresses is common in Bollywood. When these cat-fighters becomes best friend is also common. The recent cases between Kareena Kapoor - Priyanka Chopra, John Abraham – Arshad Warshi, Jaya Bachchan – Rani Mukherjee are few of them. More so, criticism and praises are very common phenomena going together.
As the world is obsessed with Shakira’s belly dance, but as per Katrina Kaif she has seen many belly dancers shaking their hips better than Shakira.
For others, John Abraham and Bipasha Basu is the hottest couple in Bollywood, but as per actress Konkana Sen Gupta they are most boring couple.
These were few of the opinions about stars, let us pip into the cold war in Bollywood. Once upon a time Kareena Kapoor and Priyana Chopra was best friend. They have done many movies together like Aitraaz, Don and a Pepsi Cappichino advertisement together.
But now when we talk about their relationships they try to change their topic. Priyanka told straightforwardly that she is not here to make friends she is concentrating on her acting career. As we all know currently Kareena’s best friend is Amrita Arora that she revealed in a show – Coffee with Karan in Star One.
Grapevine is that Jaya Bachchan is now becoming closer to Bengali actress Konkana Sen Gupta instead of Rani Mukhejee as she was previously more attached to her.
Hey! You might me knowing many days ago a controversial movie Kabul Express was released starring John Abrahum and Arshad Warsi. In this movie they were not stopping praising each other.
But now the situation is that they are not seeing and talking with each other; only because Bangolee beauty Bipasha Basu was taking side of John Abrahum.
In a shooting of a movie Bipasha shouted on Arshad as he came late on the shooting and make her wait.
We can’t even predict when we get surprise, friends turning foe and foe turning foe as it happened between Salman Khan family and Vivek Oberoi.
As the world is obsessed with Shakira’s belly dance, but as per Katrina Kaif she has seen many belly dancers shaking their hips better than Shakira.
For others, John Abraham and Bipasha Basu is the hottest couple in Bollywood, but as per actress Konkana Sen Gupta they are most boring couple.
These were few of the opinions about stars, let us pip into the cold war in Bollywood. Once upon a time Kareena Kapoor and Priyana Chopra was best friend. They have done many movies together like Aitraaz, Don and a Pepsi Cappichino advertisement together.
But now when we talk about their relationships they try to change their topic. Priyanka told straightforwardly that she is not here to make friends she is concentrating on her acting career. As we all know currently Kareena’s best friend is Amrita Arora that she revealed in a show – Coffee with Karan in Star One.
Grapevine is that Jaya Bachchan is now becoming closer to Bengali actress Konkana Sen Gupta instead of Rani Mukhejee as she was previously more attached to her.
Hey! You might me knowing many days ago a controversial movie Kabul Express was released starring John Abrahum and Arshad Warsi. In this movie they were not stopping praising each other.
But now the situation is that they are not seeing and talking with each other; only because Bangolee beauty Bipasha Basu was taking side of John Abrahum.
In a shooting of a movie Bipasha shouted on Arshad as he came late on the shooting and make her wait.
We can’t even predict when we get surprise, friends turning foe and foe turning foe as it happened between Salman Khan family and Vivek Oberoi.
Google new e-mail service
Posted On Monday, June 18, 2007 at at 08:17 by rk rishikesh sinhaWhat is a piquant situation – We believe on Google as much we don’t believe in ourselves? Google’s products like gmail, groups, orkut, calender and spreadsheets, news alert, picasa, reader, notebook, pagecreator, maps etc. are few of the names that has been leaving a indelible stamp on all internet users, youngsters especially.
Of all the majority of the net users, if one goes by the Orkut demographic report – 59.03 percent are in the age group of 18 to 25 years and 11.23 percent falling under 26 to 30 years.
Now Google new e-mail services to the students of the university is one such step in this direction. Search engine Google’s, this initiative is being seen by many as building up the ‘relationship for life’. If one twists this fact, one would come to the conclusion ‘relationship for slave’. Well, is it - a relationship for life or a relationship for slave?
So far, Trinity College Dublin, Lakehead University, Arizona State University and the Linköpings University have already joined or in the process of joining the new services. This names Trinity College Dublin, Arizona State University and the Linköpings University have, one could say – outsourced their e-mail services.
All these universities of the United States, a few in Europe and in the African countries like Rwanda and Kenya have opted for the Google’s web based application. In addition to it, Google, the world's leading Internet search engine, is going to digitize a collection of more than 800,000 books and manuscripts housed at the University of Mysore (Mysore University).
Well, how do you feel when someone trespasses your privacy and keeps a constant watch on you? Making it worse if it keeps a constant watch over the whole population. Definitely you would not like and could possibly fight tooth and nail to protect yourself from the unwarranted intrusion.
Here comes in the picture Google- the masiah of the internet. Is it masiah or a crooked detective who catches you to make his both ends meet? According to the Rights group Privacy International: the search giant Google is "hostile" to privacy how they handle personal data.
The Rights group Privacy International further adds that the Google was leading a "race to the bottom" among net firms like Yahoo and AOL, which had policies that did little to substantially protect users.
While a number of other Internet companies have troubling policies, none comes as close to Google to "achieving status as an endemic threat to privacy,".
In recent times, it has become a matter of serious discussion about who holds the right to possess maximum volume of people’s profile – the government agencies or the Google?
So I'm more concerned, privacywise, about Google and what it intends to do with all that search data it's accumulating. Not to mention the data flowing through its E-mail, data storage, and app services.
Of all the majority of the net users, if one goes by the Orkut demographic report – 59.03 percent are in the age group of 18 to 25 years and 11.23 percent falling under 26 to 30 years.
Now Google new e-mail services to the students of the university is one such step in this direction. Search engine Google’s, this initiative is being seen by many as building up the ‘relationship for life’. If one twists this fact, one would come to the conclusion ‘relationship for slave’. Well, is it - a relationship for life or a relationship for slave?
So far, Trinity College Dublin, Lakehead University, Arizona State University and the Linköpings University have already joined or in the process of joining the new services. This names Trinity College Dublin, Arizona State University and the Linköpings University have, one could say – outsourced their e-mail services.
All these universities of the United States, a few in Europe and in the African countries like Rwanda and Kenya have opted for the Google’s web based application. In addition to it, Google, the world's leading Internet search engine, is going to digitize a collection of more than 800,000 books and manuscripts housed at the University of Mysore (Mysore University).
Well, how do you feel when someone trespasses your privacy and keeps a constant watch on you? Making it worse if it keeps a constant watch over the whole population. Definitely you would not like and could possibly fight tooth and nail to protect yourself from the unwarranted intrusion.
Here comes in the picture Google- the masiah of the internet. Is it masiah or a crooked detective who catches you to make his both ends meet? According to the Rights group Privacy International: the search giant Google is "hostile" to privacy how they handle personal data.
The Rights group Privacy International further adds that the Google was leading a "race to the bottom" among net firms like Yahoo and AOL, which had policies that did little to substantially protect users.
While a number of other Internet companies have troubling policies, none comes as close to Google to "achieving status as an endemic threat to privacy,".
In recent times, it has become a matter of serious discussion about who holds the right to possess maximum volume of people’s profile – the government agencies or the Google?
So I'm more concerned, privacywise, about Google and what it intends to do with all that search data it's accumulating. Not to mention the data flowing through its E-mail, data storage, and app services.
Himesh Reshamiya first debut film Aap Ka Suroor
Posted On Sunday, June 17, 2007 at at 14:04 by Sonika RajkumariThe movie – Aap Ka Suroor – is not new for Himesh Reshmiya as well as for the audience; his song in the “Aap Ka Suroor” album was on the top of the Indian music chart.
The songs like “tera suroor and naam hain tera tera..etc ” were in everyone’s lips. Success of the album inspired Himesh Reshamiya for making this movie, which presumably, is based on his true love story.
Now we don’t know how much this movie reflects the true story of Himesh Reshamiya’s personal life. It will be revealed after the release of the film- Aap ka Suroor.
I think after the release of this movie – Aap ka suroor – many wrapped up mystery of singer Himesh Reshamaiya that how he looks with out his cap will come out? Since for the first time his hair will be visible to the whole world.
Frankly speaking I am least interested on his acting skill as I am more concerned seeing him without his TOPI.
While going through his phenomenal success it seems there is a bellowing fire in him. Driving him to do something extra. He probably wants to establish himself in an international forum.
Music director turned singer and now actor, what will be Himesh Rashmaiya’s next avatar. So far actor Himsesh Rashmiya’s luck has been on his side. His music is awesome and in tune to today’s generation ears.
Songs from Maine pyar kyon kiya, Aitraaz are few of them. His first song – Aashiq banaya aapne catapulted his career. It was a huge hit and was top on the musical chart.
Despite learned music lovers complaining that he has a nasal voice, the truth is that audience has loved him and his songs.
The songs like “tera suroor and naam hain tera tera..etc ” were in everyone’s lips. Success of the album inspired Himesh Reshamiya for making this movie, which presumably, is based on his true love story.
Now we don’t know how much this movie reflects the true story of Himesh Reshamiya’s personal life. It will be revealed after the release of the film- Aap ka Suroor.
I think after the release of this movie – Aap ka suroor – many wrapped up mystery of singer Himesh Reshamaiya that how he looks with out his cap will come out? Since for the first time his hair will be visible to the whole world.
Frankly speaking I am least interested on his acting skill as I am more concerned seeing him without his TOPI.
While going through his phenomenal success it seems there is a bellowing fire in him. Driving him to do something extra. He probably wants to establish himself in an international forum.
Music director turned singer and now actor, what will be Himesh Rashmaiya’s next avatar. So far actor Himsesh Rashmiya’s luck has been on his side. His music is awesome and in tune to today’s generation ears.
Songs from Maine pyar kyon kiya, Aitraaz are few of them. His first song – Aashiq banaya aapne catapulted his career. It was a huge hit and was top on the musical chart.
Despite learned music lovers complaining that he has a nasal voice, the truth is that audience has loved him and his songs.
His first music worked magic on audience, the same was followed by his first song – aashiq banaya aapne - that he sang; now with his first movie coming will he be able to create the same sensation that he has been doing. It has to be seen; meanwhile wait for the next Friday.
Bishnupriya Manipuri Juggles Over Inter-Caste Marriage
Posted On Saturday, June 16, 2007 at at 09:10 by rk rishikesh sinha“We, Bishnupriya Manipuri, never accept inter caste marraige! Can somebody tell me the reason behind this? Because, I see people from other caste accepts the same. Even the Great Akbar did the same. Or, may be, since our caste is from a highly so called respected caste we can't do that?” reads the first scrap from an anonymous user in the Bishnupriya Manipuri community in the Google’s social networking site, Orkut.
And it triggered the dormant volcano slumbering in the minds of the youngsters of the Bishnupriya Manipuri to explode, in the forms of thoughts, logic, experience and sometimes venomously attacking personally and very often going out of the track.
Now, when the Bishnupriya Manipuri community is caught in a crossroad of self-identification and gradual death of their inherent culture all due to gust of development and progress taking place in and around them. It was quite natural receiving football of opinions from the users.
Shibu (orkut name) scrapped “Only if we really feel about our caste then one should think twice before committing to inter-caste marriage.” But there were others harbouring different view on it, for them “past is past” and it has no resemblance to the present impasse.
And on the issue of those people of this community who have married outside their language; Ranita scrapped, “I m not against inter-caste marriage, the only thing is that don't forget your roots and don't blame the community. I don't even understand where is the need for marriages from other castes when our community is having so many eligible bachelors and so many beautiful and well educated girls”.
It is not about that a Bishnupriya Manipuri girl or boy must marry from within their community, it is the parental love, livelihood and the heart calling that must be the determination factors, scrapped Sandeep. In response to Sandeep point of view, DEV scrapped, “how many examples can u show for a BM doing inter caste marriage and living peacefully with his parents”.
Dev point of view got solidified and a twist was given when Mysterious (orkut name) scrapped, “you need them (read the BM community) in your joy, sorrow, happiness, etc.You can’t just eat and live in this society alone...”.
Bouncing back Sandeep scraped it is not the marriage counts but it is the blood running in him that makes whether he is a BM or not. He cites with an example, “If I were your younger brother and I married a punjabi girl will u not give food to me nor talk to me....I will be the same for my parents and society”.
The flurry of scraps amongst the members dealt on each and every topic that could be accommodated under the sun with clarity, persuasions laden with facts and personal experience. The discussion tied down the community’s problems on education and unemployment in length. It was indeed a healthy discussion.
No doubt, all users were busy in putting across their point of view and they had their own share of mild infighting. But they were one in one point, I suppose, that they all feel proud and wish to bring a change in the lives of the people. They all want to kiss the sky in their own terms.
Though the discussion remained inconclusive but it also showed the maturity of our man accommodating opposite views.
And it triggered the dormant volcano slumbering in the minds of the youngsters of the Bishnupriya Manipuri to explode, in the forms of thoughts, logic, experience and sometimes venomously attacking personally and very often going out of the track.
Now, when the Bishnupriya Manipuri community is caught in a crossroad of self-identification and gradual death of their inherent culture all due to gust of development and progress taking place in and around them. It was quite natural receiving football of opinions from the users.
Shibu (orkut name) scrapped “Only if we really feel about our caste then one should think twice before committing to inter-caste marriage.” But there were others harbouring different view on it, for them “past is past” and it has no resemblance to the present impasse.
And on the issue of those people of this community who have married outside their language; Ranita scrapped, “I m not against inter-caste marriage, the only thing is that don't forget your roots and don't blame the community. I don't even understand where is the need for marriages from other castes when our community is having so many eligible bachelors and so many beautiful and well educated girls”.
It is not about that a Bishnupriya Manipuri girl or boy must marry from within their community, it is the parental love, livelihood and the heart calling that must be the determination factors, scrapped Sandeep. In response to Sandeep point of view, DEV scrapped, “how many examples can u show for a BM doing inter caste marriage and living peacefully with his parents”.
Dev point of view got solidified and a twist was given when Mysterious (orkut name) scrapped, “you need them (read the BM community) in your joy, sorrow, happiness, etc.You can’t just eat and live in this society alone...”.
Bouncing back Sandeep scraped it is not the marriage counts but it is the blood running in him that makes whether he is a BM or not. He cites with an example, “If I were your younger brother and I married a punjabi girl will u not give food to me nor talk to me....I will be the same for my parents and society”.
The flurry of scraps amongst the members dealt on each and every topic that could be accommodated under the sun with clarity, persuasions laden with facts and personal experience. The discussion tied down the community’s problems on education and unemployment in length. It was indeed a healthy discussion.
No doubt, all users were busy in putting across their point of view and they had their own share of mild infighting. But they were one in one point, I suppose, that they all feel proud and wish to bring a change in the lives of the people. They all want to kiss the sky in their own terms.
Though the discussion remained inconclusive but it also showed the maturity of our man accommodating opposite views.
Aishwariya Rai's on - screen Hero?
Posted On Friday, June 15, 2007 at at 21:39 by Sonika RajkumariI think, now, Aishwariya Rai after getting married would have found herself in top of the world. She got her Mr. Perfect, perfect family and fans, who are die-hard.
Now at this juncture, when everything looks rosy what course would her filmy career will take? Will she be signing one after another as she has been doing before marriage? Will she do hot scenes as she did earlier? I think she knows, but for the audience who love Aish, the answer is – only God knows.
But one thing we all must say that the producers have to think not once but many times before signing any hero against her.
Except Abhishek who will be the on-screen hero against Aish? I think, it’s the only question, which is rounding in many producers’ mind. No question arises taking Shah Rukh Khan, Salmam Khan and Vivek Oberoi opposite to Aishwariya Rai. Everybody knows – the reasons behind it.
Besides this names, stars like Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan and Ajay Devgan are in the fray. Grapevine is that these stars are avoiding her to play any lead role opposite to her.
Now about Aamir Khan, well, he is still angry with her after she left Mangal Pandey at the eleventh hour. Later, Rani Mukherjee replaced her.
It s confirmed that the two “Khans” are not working opposite to her. The renaming names are Kunal Kohli, Shahid Kapoor etc., their jodi with the beauty pageant will fail to create the chemistry as one expects from them. Well, no prize for guessing as she is above 30.
Now at this juncture, when everything looks rosy what course would her filmy career will take? Will she be signing one after another as she has been doing before marriage? Will she do hot scenes as she did earlier? I think she knows, but for the audience who love Aish, the answer is – only God knows.
But one thing we all must say that the producers have to think not once but many times before signing any hero against her.
Except Abhishek who will be the on-screen hero against Aish? I think, it’s the only question, which is rounding in many producers’ mind. No question arises taking Shah Rukh Khan, Salmam Khan and Vivek Oberoi opposite to Aishwariya Rai. Everybody knows – the reasons behind it.
Besides this names, stars like Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan and Ajay Devgan are in the fray. Grapevine is that these stars are avoiding her to play any lead role opposite to her.
Now about Aamir Khan, well, he is still angry with her after she left Mangal Pandey at the eleventh hour. Later, Rani Mukherjee replaced her.
It s confirmed that the two “Khans” are not working opposite to her. The renaming names are Kunal Kohli, Shahid Kapoor etc., their jodi with the beauty pageant will fail to create the chemistry as one expects from them. Well, no prize for guessing as she is above 30.
At the end, after all these arithmetic if someone is left he is her Mr. Perfect. I would suggest Ash to remain in her private life before her fans deserts her.
Sense of Humour New Found Talent
Posted On at at 08:42 by Sonika RajkumariAs days are passing, the Indian audience are maturing continuously. The way we view talent is changing. In the earlier days, people used to think that apart from studies, painting, singing, music, sports, etc. the X -factor of a person was more important.
But now, those people having such talent are getting opportunities to explore themselves. It has been seen in the televisionised talent show, it is not only the talent that counts but by their behaviour and the appeal thay carry.
In recent times, there is one talent that has been appreciated and taken on hand, it is the sense of humour.
The show, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge is the one of its kind exploring such talent.
Sunil Pal, Raju Srivastava, Naveen Prabhakar, Ehsan Kureshi are the few of the names that have hogged headlines from this programme.
Now they are badshah in their own field. Their few dialogues - pehchan kaun, bhakt jano, bawnao ko samjo - have become well renowned amongst the audience of the block baster show.
Experience the Virtual world in Real
Posted On Monday, June 04, 2007 at at 00:50 by rk rishikesh sinha
The concept of writing, in the recent times, has undergone sea change. Gone are the days when for any aspiring writers, newspapers are the Hobson’s choice.
But in today’s web 2.0-era writing, expressing one’s belief, thought is one click away. Reporters and copywriters, who were dying for their byline to appear in the black and white is no more an issue.
With the web-2.0 technology coming in the shape of blog and interactive websites; bylines has crossed geographical barriers and community.
For today’s writers, journalist or say freelancers Internet has become the best tool or medium, which is cost effective and at the same time prompt and interactive to relate to the readers.
One could create his/ her blog freely or participate his/ her friends’ blog, thus contributing their writing. By creating or participating in the blog not only it facilitates anywhere-anytime visibility but gives an opportunity to market their latent talent to the world. While surfing through the Internet, one could find innumerable interactive websites, which are specially built to give a platform for them.
The web-2.0 revolution has created many names, which are very vibrant and have been able to make a niche for them. These names may not be household names, but do not try to undermine as they come topmost whichever websites you visit. There are many national and international websites catering to your potentials to appear in the world.
Beside your own blog, instablog.com and Merinews.com are the one in the fray in India. Which perhaps takes you away from your earlier experience. Not only it gives you a sense of control on your product but a sense of achievement and belongingness.
One finds he/ she is not only the one but also thousands of people who are part of this revolution. It gives you an opportunity to interact with other comrades. It gives a sense of family to oneself. To enjoy and take the ride of this revolution one only needs a computer.
And the world is yours. By doing so, it is in your will whether to remain visible or remain anonymous. There is no senior-junior as what is visible in our working organization. One is recognized only by his/ her work and that is one’s article. If there is one, whom you will envy, obviously is the one who ranks highest in the published ranking.
Well, its again a debatable issue, whom do you cherish. One who has garnered the maximum “comments” or one who has achieved the “star”, or the one who has published few but solid in its content. Again, if you are able to understand what I am saying, you have take a plunge in this virtual world which are at the same time seems real.
My Visit to Punjab
Posted On Sunday, June 03, 2007 at at 16:39 by rk rishikesh sinha
Our work takes us to many places and like our first love we all cherish and it goes down to our memory. And in this backdrop, my visit to Punjab was no doubt memorable and enchanting in many respect as it gave me first hand knowledge of being in Punjab. Nevertheless, when the company is paying the visit, it does naturally makes the whole trip exciting.
My journey started on Sunday evening from the Inter State Bus Terminus, Kashmere Gate, New Delhi. Though it was not my first visit to Punjab, earlier I had been to Ludhiana for my personal purpose. But this time the story was different my pocket was bulging with money that the company gave me, so this time I was not spending it miserly. I was freely spending it on eateries, just making it sure I take appropriate bill against it.
I must confess the bus was not as luxurious as I thought it gave me an impression of a regular bus plying in the Delhi roads. The bus was on its way at around 10.30 pm, I made my sitting comfortable beside a window.
With the inquisitiveness of my visit lurking in my head, though I was physically inside the bus, I was constantly gazing outside noticing the changes taking place in the geography of the places.
If there was something occupying my mind it was the feeling that I had grown up, now I am no more with my father in this travel. All the journeys from the painstaking to the luxurious, that we had made with my father started popping out in my mind. The five-day journey from the interior place Silchar (Assam) to the troubled torn city of Kashmir, was running in my mind.
Being a reporter covering real estate sector my eyesight was constantly falling on real estate developments frantically taking place in the state. In the eerie night of my travel, the under-construction building was giving a monstrous look. I started imagining these building which looks gigantic now, what would be its structure in the daytime when it will be clear.
In the whole journey, many people get down and many boarded in each station coming in its route.
With all these running in my mind, when did I fall asleep, I do not know? But when I got up I was in the Jalandhar bus stand. The Jalandhar bus stand in its first impression was giving the usual looking other bus stand of the state. I ordered tea to break tiredness. After sipping hot tea made of pure milk of Punjab, I started searching for a lodge or hotel.
But without much effort I was able to find a lodge just beside the bus stand. It was so-so with bare necessity. After check-in into the hotel, and spending few hours in and around the hotel I headed towards the Radisson hotel, which was fortunately was at a walking distance from my hotel.
After meeting with my owner my boring hours started ticking, as there was nothing I could dissolve myself. I, along with another cameraperson waited till 6 pm and it ended when at last I took an interview of a local politician. With this my whole day work was over. I was left with an instruction that I will be called in if they need me.
Following next day, I spent my time surfing net just beside the Radisson hotel. At evening I was instructed to head towards Chandigarh, after completing the interview of DC, Jalandhar. The journey from Jalandhar to Chandigarh I find was more breathtaking, and nearer to the nature.
Through out the journey from Jalandhar to Chandigarh, the road was running parallel with a canal. The landscape was plain with beautiful houses doting the fields showing people’s prosperity of the state. It was not crowded; everything seems to in proper place and space.
I was getting impatient of travel and asking constantly fellow travelers when the planned city arrives. At last harbingers of being in this city was visible with round shaped gardens, controlled buildings and market places. Moreover, with the vehicles carrying “CHD” tag in the number plates.
Spending a night in the hotel, which was quite far away from the Bus stand, in morning I headed towards the residence of Commerce and Industry Minister of the state. Though I was unable to find his residence, I positioned myself into the residence of the State co-operative minister. While waiting for an hour, where many elderly people were also sitting, I was told by the tongue-tied minister to meet him in Civil Secretariat.
In the midst of turban wearing Punjabis, I was looking as an alien who is without the turban and well-built physique.
After getting out from his residence, I went straight to the Civil Secretariat. Getting into the Civil Secretariat was not so easy as I thought. After lot of call and verification at last I was into the citadel of power. Security was tight, for a moment I found myself in Kashmir.
In my stay in Chandigarh I got awed by the ultra-rich people and the pompous lifestyle they lead. I find whomever I chat all were proud of Chandigarh. Some were saying it is the city with highest per capita income, lowest crime level and the cleanest city in India. And I find all these were absolutely correct.
At last the day came when I had to head towards Delhi. Knowing this visit would be my last visit, I with heavy heart so to remember everything, started gazing the buildings of the Sector 17 and the beautiful lanes and the ebullient people.
My journey started on Sunday evening from the Inter State Bus Terminus, Kashmere Gate, New Delhi. Though it was not my first visit to Punjab, earlier I had been to Ludhiana for my personal purpose. But this time the story was different my pocket was bulging with money that the company gave me, so this time I was not spending it miserly. I was freely spending it on eateries, just making it sure I take appropriate bill against it.
I must confess the bus was not as luxurious as I thought it gave me an impression of a regular bus plying in the Delhi roads. The bus was on its way at around 10.30 pm, I made my sitting comfortable beside a window.
With the inquisitiveness of my visit lurking in my head, though I was physically inside the bus, I was constantly gazing outside noticing the changes taking place in the geography of the places.
If there was something occupying my mind it was the feeling that I had grown up, now I am no more with my father in this travel. All the journeys from the painstaking to the luxurious, that we had made with my father started popping out in my mind. The five-day journey from the interior place Silchar (Assam) to the troubled torn city of Kashmir, was running in my mind.
Being a reporter covering real estate sector my eyesight was constantly falling on real estate developments frantically taking place in the state. In the eerie night of my travel, the under-construction building was giving a monstrous look. I started imagining these building which looks gigantic now, what would be its structure in the daytime when it will be clear.
In the whole journey, many people get down and many boarded in each station coming in its route.
With all these running in my mind, when did I fall asleep, I do not know? But when I got up I was in the Jalandhar bus stand. The Jalandhar bus stand in its first impression was giving the usual looking other bus stand of the state. I ordered tea to break tiredness. After sipping hot tea made of pure milk of Punjab, I started searching for a lodge or hotel.
But without much effort I was able to find a lodge just beside the bus stand. It was so-so with bare necessity. After check-in into the hotel, and spending few hours in and around the hotel I headed towards the Radisson hotel, which was fortunately was at a walking distance from my hotel.
After meeting with my owner my boring hours started ticking, as there was nothing I could dissolve myself. I, along with another cameraperson waited till 6 pm and it ended when at last I took an interview of a local politician. With this my whole day work was over. I was left with an instruction that I will be called in if they need me.
Following next day, I spent my time surfing net just beside the Radisson hotel. At evening I was instructed to head towards Chandigarh, after completing the interview of DC, Jalandhar. The journey from Jalandhar to Chandigarh I find was more breathtaking, and nearer to the nature.
Through out the journey from Jalandhar to Chandigarh, the road was running parallel with a canal. The landscape was plain with beautiful houses doting the fields showing people’s prosperity of the state. It was not crowded; everything seems to in proper place and space.
I was getting impatient of travel and asking constantly fellow travelers when the planned city arrives. At last harbingers of being in this city was visible with round shaped gardens, controlled buildings and market places. Moreover, with the vehicles carrying “CHD” tag in the number plates.
Spending a night in the hotel, which was quite far away from the Bus stand, in morning I headed towards the residence of Commerce and Industry Minister of the state. Though I was unable to find his residence, I positioned myself into the residence of the State co-operative minister. While waiting for an hour, where many elderly people were also sitting, I was told by the tongue-tied minister to meet him in Civil Secretariat.
In the midst of turban wearing Punjabis, I was looking as an alien who is without the turban and well-built physique.
After getting out from his residence, I went straight to the Civil Secretariat. Getting into the Civil Secretariat was not so easy as I thought. After lot of call and verification at last I was into the citadel of power. Security was tight, for a moment I found myself in Kashmir.
In my stay in Chandigarh I got awed by the ultra-rich people and the pompous lifestyle they lead. I find whomever I chat all were proud of Chandigarh. Some were saying it is the city with highest per capita income, lowest crime level and the cleanest city in India. And I find all these were absolutely correct.
At last the day came when I had to head towards Delhi. Knowing this visit would be my last visit, I with heavy heart so to remember everything, started gazing the buildings of the Sector 17 and the beautiful lanes and the ebullient people.