కలనాటి ధనములు అక్కరగల నాటికి దాచ కమలగర్భుని వశమే ,
నెల నడిమినాటి వెన్నెల దాగునె గాది లో పోయ అమవస నిశికిన్ .
Allasaani peddanna was a great telugu poet, credited as the author of Manu charitra and titled as andhra kavitaa pitamahudu (grandfather of telugu poetry).
The above padyam is from one of his works. It means:
Is it even possible for God to save the riches of an affluent day till the day of need,
Does the Full - moon's light, if stored in the safest of places, stay till a no- moon day?
With thanks to my dad, who taught me this.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Compromise career to settle down faster??? I won't!!!
I understand that there are many cultural differences between Indians and the West. But why is it that "settling down" at a younger age so very important in our country?
At 26 years of age, I feel I have had a lot of fun :)
I roamed a lot of places, worked at different places, learnt new languages, made new friends, and did ALL that a guy would dream to do (lol not all... don't misinterpret!!!). The best part of all this was the happiness I had when I was doing all these.
I met an old friend a few months ago (let's call her Kay to cover her identity) and asked her what she was doing. She said she joined her M.D. in pathology...
This girl was an academic genius. She was very determined and industrious, and always had wanted to be a paediatrician.So, I asked her what drove her interest towards pathology. She was a little uncomfortable in the beginning, and answered "I had to settle down.. and was not willing to waste another year preparing."
I was shocked! I think life is to be lived, experienced. The falls and the rise of a person in life are the things that make a person. I cannot compromise on my dreams just because I have to "settle down"!
I have seen the miserable state of medical PG entrance in my state, and do agree that justice is being denied to the deserving. But dreams are not to be compromised... for anything!
There were points in life when I used to joke that choosing to be a doctor was one of my worst mistakes in life. There were situations when I sincerely felt the same. But being a doctor was my dream, and I made that dream come true! The satisfaction of being able to achieve my dream surpasses all the negatives that come along with it. (Poor family life, no time for self, modest pay packs are a just a few to name).
I tried to reason with my other friends if Kay was right. Many said she was, in view of the current state of the medical graduate in AP. But will she really be happy if she doesn't do what she likes?
Why do we have to compromise our happiness in life to settle down? Why do people live their life in such a haste? Why cant you postpone your PG for an year, and rather join a branch of your choice later?
People give me lot of reasons
> Getting late for marriage. (That's by far the commonest :P )
> Family financial pressures.
> Not willing to waste another year, especially because they might not get even this seat next year! Etc... etc...
I have always opted to tread the path shown by my heart, because it gives me immense pleasure. Compromise always comes with a burden. And in the case of career, compromise can bring a lot more than pain. I cannot say Kay is wrong, but just that my view is different. Happiness in doing what you like is far more important than anything else in life!
P.S: Wanted to share this because Kay is currently taking treatment for depression, has abdicated her seat (because of which she might not be eligible for the next year's PG entrance), and am trying to convince her to try for DNB paediatrics.
At 26 years of age, I feel I have had a lot of fun :)
I roamed a lot of places, worked at different places, learnt new languages, made new friends, and did ALL that a guy would dream to do (lol not all... don't misinterpret!!!). The best part of all this was the happiness I had when I was doing all these.
I met an old friend a few months ago (let's call her Kay to cover her identity) and asked her what she was doing. She said she joined her M.D. in pathology...
This girl was an academic genius. She was very determined and industrious, and always had wanted to be a paediatrician.So, I asked her what drove her interest towards pathology. She was a little uncomfortable in the beginning, and answered "I had to settle down.. and was not willing to waste another year preparing."
I was shocked! I think life is to be lived, experienced. The falls and the rise of a person in life are the things that make a person. I cannot compromise on my dreams just because I have to "settle down"!
I have seen the miserable state of medical PG entrance in my state, and do agree that justice is being denied to the deserving. But dreams are not to be compromised... for anything!
There were points in life when I used to joke that choosing to be a doctor was one of my worst mistakes in life. There were situations when I sincerely felt the same. But being a doctor was my dream, and I made that dream come true! The satisfaction of being able to achieve my dream surpasses all the negatives that come along with it. (Poor family life, no time for self, modest pay packs are a just a few to name).
I tried to reason with my other friends if Kay was right. Many said she was, in view of the current state of the medical graduate in AP. But will she really be happy if she doesn't do what she likes?
Why do we have to compromise our happiness in life to settle down? Why do people live their life in such a haste? Why cant you postpone your PG for an year, and rather join a branch of your choice later?
People give me lot of reasons
> Getting late for marriage. (That's by far the commonest :P )
> Family financial pressures.
> Not willing to waste another year, especially because they might not get even this seat next year! Etc... etc...
I have always opted to tread the path shown by my heart, because it gives me immense pleasure. Compromise always comes with a burden. And in the case of career, compromise can bring a lot more than pain. I cannot say Kay is wrong, but just that my view is different. Happiness in doing what you like is far more important than anything else in life!
P.S: Wanted to share this because Kay is currently taking treatment for depression, has abdicated her seat (because of which she might not be eligible for the next year's PG entrance), and am trying to convince her to try for DNB paediatrics.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Daasaradhi karunaa payonidhi
One of my dad's favourite padyas from Daasharadhi shatakam. Written by the great Poet and devotee of Lord Sri Rama, Shri Ramadasu
Muppuna kaala kinkarulu mungita vachchina vela,
rogamul gopparamainacho kaphamu kuththika nindina vela,
Baandhavul gappina vela,
mee smarana galguno galgado naati kippude,
Tappaka chetu mee bhajana... daasaradhi karunaa payonidhi.
When death's messengers arrive at my doorstep,
When in disease phlegm fills my throat,
When I am deserted by my relatives,
I may not be able to recite your name,
So let me sing your hymns now.. Hey! Son of Dasaradha! An ocean of compassion!
Muppuna kaala kinkarulu mungita vachchina vela,
rogamul gopparamainacho kaphamu kuththika nindina vela,
Baandhavul gappina vela,
mee smarana galguno galgado naati kippude,
Tappaka chetu mee bhajana... daasaradhi karunaa payonidhi.
When death's messengers arrive at my doorstep,
When in disease phlegm fills my throat,
When I am deserted by my relatives,
I may not be able to recite your name,
So let me sing your hymns now.. Hey! Son of Dasaradha! An ocean of compassion!
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Inquilab Zindabad.... ?
Hundreds of people thronged the India Against Corruption rally in Hyderabad today. People, who were responsible adults and youth, in support of Anna Hazare 's Jan lokpal bill. The atmosphere was electrifying and slogans all around.
I was taken aback when I heard a guy of around my age ask his friend "What exactly does Inquilab zindabad mean?"
We have , of course, heard the slogan hundreds of times in patriotic movies. This might be the most commonly used ( or misused!) slogan in Indian History.
The slogan means "long live revolution". It is an Urdu phrase. Some people say it is Arabic in origin, which too is right, because Urdu itself originated from Arabic and Hindi, in the soldiers' camps around Babar's fort in Delhi.
It was Maulana Hasrat Mohani who used the term first but it was hugely popularised during the freedom struggle by members of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association including Bhagat Singh, Chandrasekhar Azad, Sukhdev, Ashfaqullah Khan and Ram Prasad Bismil. These names were immortalised in our youths' memory by Rakyesh om prakash mehra's movie Rang De Basanthi.
Hasrat Mohani was one of India's unsung intellctual heros.
Did you know that Maulana Hasrat Mohani was the first person in Indian History who demanded 'Complete Independence' ( Azadi-e-Kaamil) in 1921 as he presided over an annual session of All India Muslim League?
He was a protege of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, whom he admired very much.
Let us raise our heads today and say that we are proud to be born in this country....
Even if one in every thousand of us who uses this term, knows the name of Maulana Hasrat Mohani, it would make me immensely happy.
Hasrat Mohani Zindabaad..... Zindabad.
I was taken aback when I heard a guy of around my age ask his friend "What exactly does Inquilab zindabad mean?"
We have , of course, heard the slogan hundreds of times in patriotic movies. This might be the most commonly used ( or misused!) slogan in Indian History.
The slogan means "long live revolution". It is an Urdu phrase. Some people say it is Arabic in origin, which too is right, because Urdu itself originated from Arabic and Hindi, in the soldiers' camps around Babar's fort in Delhi.
It was Maulana Hasrat Mohani who used the term first but it was hugely popularised during the freedom struggle by members of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association including Bhagat Singh, Chandrasekhar Azad, Sukhdev, Ashfaqullah Khan and Ram Prasad Bismil. These names were immortalised in our youths' memory by Rakyesh om prakash mehra's movie Rang De Basanthi.
Hasrat Mohani was one of India's unsung intellctual heros.
Did you know that Maulana Hasrat Mohani was the first person in Indian History who demanded 'Complete Independence' ( Azadi-e-Kaamil) in 1921 as he presided over an annual session of All India Muslim League?
He was a protege of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, whom he admired very much.
Let us raise our heads today and say that we are proud to be born in this country....
Even if one in every thousand of us who uses this term, knows the name of Maulana Hasrat Mohani, it would make me immensely happy.
Hasrat Mohani Zindabaad..... Zindabad.
Monday, July 25, 2011
RIP Amy winehouse
Amy Winehouse, an immensely talented singer, was found dead at her UK home last week, at the age of 27 years. She never could achieve the greatness her talent was worth of.
I just wanted to say a few things. The views in this blog are my own, and the picture is from the internet.
A few incidents in Amy's childhood ( "young Amy also took to a constant habit of singing to the point that teachers found it difficult keeping her quiet in class." " but was allegedly expelled at 14 for "not applying herself" and for piercing her nose" ) indicate that she suffered from ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Syndrome.
ADHD people can be found all around you.
They are immensely talented, but never seem to rise to their true potential.
These are the people of whom you usually think "If he was more serious, he could go places, but he is so unstable".
They seem to infinitely postpone work, but are really awesome at whatever they try.
They can do multiple things at the same time with great ease.
But they do have a lot of negative charecteristics too...
ADHD people never seem to finish work within deadlines.
They usually don't remember birthdays & anniversaries.
They don't remember silly tasks of buying milk or picking up the laundry.
ADHD people can't focus when you are talking to them in person and seem to drift away... etc etc.
THESE PEOPLE ARE MORE PRONE TO ADDICTION THAN THE NORMAL POPULATION!!! I WAS PART OF A RESEARCH STUDY ON THE SAME TOPIC, AND WORLD WIDE RESEARCH HAS PROVED THAT ADHD PEOPLE ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADDICTION.
The reason I am writing to you all is to try and understand that Addiction is not morally wrong. It is a disease with roots deep in the development of the nervous system. Amy Winehouse succumbed to the apathy of the world that never tried to recognise that she needed help, but pointed fingers on her "filthy habits"
There might be many in the world around you, addicted to alcohol, smoking, or drugs. Please try to sympathise with them that THEY CANNOT QUIT EVEN IF THEY HAVE A MOUNTAIN OF WILL POWER because this is not a habit. IT IS A DISEASE. try to motivate them to take up treatment. Thousands have gotten rid of addiction with treatment. But this is not a one shot miracle. Treatment to addiction goes on for years, like any chronic disease ( like diabetes - "sugar", or hypertension - "blood pressure")
Try to sympathise with addicts and motivate them for treatment.
May Amy's soul rest in peace.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Happy birthday to you Guitar tabs
This is a very easy to play tab for the first four lines of "happy birthday to you" tune.
I found it on Internet and changed the third line by what a few notes that I found suited better.
Play it for fun, for your loved ones :)
E--0--0--2--0--5--4--
B--------------------
G--------------------
D--------------------
A--------------------
E--------------------
happy birthday to you
E--0--0--2--0--7--5--
B--------------------
G--------------------
D--------------------
A--------------------
E--------------------
happy birthday to you
E--0--0--9--9--5--5--4--2--
B--------------------------
G--------------------------
D--------------------------
A--------------------------
E--------------------------
happy birthday dear mommy
E--10--10--9--5--7--5--
B----------------------
G----------------------
D----------------------
A----------------------
E----------------------
happy birthday to you
I found it on Internet and changed the third line by what a few notes that I found suited better.
Play it for fun, for your loved ones :)
E--0--0--2--0--5--4--
B--------------------
G--------------------
D--------------------
A--------------------
E--------------------
happy birthday to you
E--0--0--2--0--7--5--
B--------------------
G--------------------
D--------------------
A--------------------
E--------------------
happy birthday to you
E--0--0--9--9--5--5--4--2--
B--------------------------
G--------------------------
D--------------------------
A--------------------------
E--------------------------
happy birthday dear mommy
E--10--10--9--5--7--5--
B----------------------
G----------------------
D----------------------
A----------------------
E----------------------
happy birthday to you
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Memories restored my life....
There was something missing in my life.
I had everything one could wish for. A truly awesome family – parents who understood me perfectly (though sometimes mom pretends she doesn't), a brother who is always fed up of doing my chores, a nice career record (though I am currently unemployed by choice).... Still, there was something missing.
For a long time, I thought my ADHD was the reason why I don't feel happy enough, or why happiness doesn't last for long. I was soon searching for that unknown quantity (henceforth referred as x) in life.
I was having a nice gig going on in delhi, but came back home hyderabad, in search of x. Hardly six months at home, I was again feeling restless though I was earning well in a big corporate hospital .
About a year after returning home, I shifted base to CMC vellore in a research position. My life was superb there. I made friends I'd never dare to forget. But maybe x was still out there.
But then, I got my appointment letter from NIMHANS for a post in Psychiatry. And I then shifted to Bangalore in search of x. I spent the most enjoyable and productive six months of my career in NIMHANS and came back home, as I wanted to do my Post graduation this year (maybe PG was x???).
A chance meeting with friends from my college (before MBBS) brought back so many memories of life. Life was truly happy back then...
Back then, I didn't care if an x existed, if at all. Those memories asked me to introspect. What was the x I was searching for? Did it exist at all? Or was x something I had back then, that I had lost somewhere down the line?
After a long thought, which included falling asleep twice while on FB, I realised something as I was trying to pull my cousin's leg over her cooking on FB, it dawned on me!
X was my innocence. It was present in my smile that I had when I slipped on the stairs. It was in my stubborn attitude, when I starved myself, until a friend stopped dieting and started eating (does that qualify as satyagraha?). It was in my confidence when I consoled friends that we would overcome any problem in life.
I THINK IT HAPPENS TO ALL OF US THAT WE ALWAYS SAY “THOSE DAYS WERE AWESOME!!!” . Have you heard anyone say “those days were bad! I am better off now.”
Because people no more are satisfied. They think they know so much already that nothing feels to satisfy their quest for knowledge any more.
My life is restored now. I am able to enjoy the small pleasures of plating cards with my family, watering the plants, feeding the fish, and cycling around my area.
And all that credit goes to my memories.
Thanks to all my friends and family who made these memories so sweet.
I had everything one could wish for. A truly awesome family – parents who understood me perfectly (though sometimes mom pretends she doesn't), a brother who is always fed up of doing my chores, a nice career record (though I am currently unemployed by choice).... Still, there was something missing.
For a long time, I thought my ADHD was the reason why I don't feel happy enough, or why happiness doesn't last for long. I was soon searching for that unknown quantity (henceforth referred as x) in life.
I was having a nice gig going on in delhi, but came back home hyderabad, in search of x. Hardly six months at home, I was again feeling restless though I was earning well in a big corporate hospital .
About a year after returning home, I shifted base to CMC vellore in a research position. My life was superb there. I made friends I'd never dare to forget. But maybe x was still out there.
But then, I got my appointment letter from NIMHANS for a post in Psychiatry. And I then shifted to Bangalore in search of x. I spent the most enjoyable and productive six months of my career in NIMHANS and came back home, as I wanted to do my Post graduation this year (maybe PG was x???).
A chance meeting with friends from my college (before MBBS) brought back so many memories of life. Life was truly happy back then...
Back then, I didn't care if an x existed, if at all. Those memories asked me to introspect. What was the x I was searching for? Did it exist at all? Or was x something I had back then, that I had lost somewhere down the line?
After a long thought, which included falling asleep twice while on FB, I realised something as I was trying to pull my cousin's leg over her cooking on FB, it dawned on me!
X was my innocence. It was present in my smile that I had when I slipped on the stairs. It was in my stubborn attitude, when I starved myself, until a friend stopped dieting and started eating (does that qualify as satyagraha?). It was in my confidence when I consoled friends that we would overcome any problem in life.
I THINK IT HAPPENS TO ALL OF US THAT WE ALWAYS SAY “THOSE DAYS WERE AWESOME!!!” . Have you heard anyone say “those days were bad! I am better off now.”
Because people no more are satisfied. They think they know so much already that nothing feels to satisfy their quest for knowledge any more.
My life is restored now. I am able to enjoy the small pleasures of plating cards with my family, watering the plants, feeding the fish, and cycling around my area.
And all that credit goes to my memories.
Thanks to all my friends and family who made these memories so sweet.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
ICET 2011 AP entrance paper and key : discussion
Am posting bits and answers from ICET 2011 paper. The Q paper will be uploaded shortly.
Please join in and comment if you find the answers different from what i have put up.
Synonyms/ meanings, terminology:
1. insatiable
ans: unable to be satisfied
2. knick knack
ans: small ornament
3. haughty
ans: disdainful
4. grandiloquent
ans: pompous
5. conitguous
ans: adjoining
6. homogenous
ans: parts or people of similar type
7. benchmarking is
ans: setting a standard for performance
8. HTML is
ans: Hyper Text Mark Up language
9. GPS refers to
ans: Global Positioning system
10. Job specific tests that are designed to predict the potential of an induvidual to perform tasks are called
ans: aptitude tests
11. A section of a govt. dept. in charge of a particular activity is called a
ans: wing
12. which of the following is not an input device
ans: printer
13. the technique of creating a series of graphic frames to give an appearance of continuous movement is called
ans: animation
14. A deed is
ans: a legal document
15. The concept of "gangplank" implies
ans: doing things through proper channels
16. The installation wizard in windows cannot
ans: guide through screens
17. The three countries have signed a __________ pledging to work together in the health scheme.
ans: memorandum
18. The judge promised to ________ the injustice done to him.
ans: redress
19. when the accident happened, the car was speeding down the _________ highway.
ans: deserted
20. He was _________ from the country when his visa expired.
ans: deported
READ passage related to MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES, HOWARD GARDNER THEORY
21. What does "Kinesthetic" mean?
ans: sensory? OR IS IT DYNAMIC???
22. What type of intelligence do people who can think in pictures have?
ans: visual
23. What does trouble in understanding poetry mean?
ans: you have not developed this special skill
24. How many intelligences does Gardner speak of?
ans: eight
25. Inability to perform a certain task indicates lack of
ans: task-related intelligence
READ paragraph related to STAMP COLLECTION
26. A stamp has
ans: an inherent fascination
27. A journey of a stamp is into
ans: the past
28. The passage is a contemplation on
ans: the usefulness of collecting stamps
29. Stamps take us through
ans: history
30. Stamp collection profits one to
ans: keep out of mischief
READ PASSAGE RELATED TO MUSEUMS IN THE MODERN AGE
31. Museums are different from heritage centres, theme parks etc because they deal with
ans: original objects
32. According to the passage, the "provision of loan boxes of objects" helps museums
ans: make objects accessible to more people
33. The "real thing" refers to
ans: authentic displays
Please join in and comment if you find the answers different from what i have put up.
Synonyms/ meanings, terminology:
1. insatiable
ans: unable to be satisfied
2. knick knack
ans: small ornament
3. haughty
ans: disdainful
4. grandiloquent
ans: pompous
5. conitguous
ans: adjoining
6. homogenous
ans: parts or people of similar type
7. benchmarking is
ans: setting a standard for performance
8. HTML is
ans: Hyper Text Mark Up language
9. GPS refers to
ans: Global Positioning system
10. Job specific tests that are designed to predict the potential of an induvidual to perform tasks are called
ans: aptitude tests
11. A section of a govt. dept. in charge of a particular activity is called a
ans: wing
12. which of the following is not an input device
ans: printer
13. the technique of creating a series of graphic frames to give an appearance of continuous movement is called
ans: animation
14. A deed is
ans: a legal document
15. The concept of "gangplank" implies
ans: doing things through proper channels
16. The installation wizard in windows cannot
ans: guide through screens
17. The three countries have signed a __________ pledging to work together in the health scheme.
ans: memorandum
18. The judge promised to ________ the injustice done to him.
ans: redress
19. when the accident happened, the car was speeding down the _________ highway.
ans: deserted
20. He was _________ from the country when his visa expired.
ans: deported
READ passage related to MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES, HOWARD GARDNER THEORY
21. What does "Kinesthetic" mean?
ans: sensory? OR IS IT DYNAMIC???
22. What type of intelligence do people who can think in pictures have?
ans: visual
23. What does trouble in understanding poetry mean?
ans: you have not developed this special skill
24. How many intelligences does Gardner speak of?
ans: eight
25. Inability to perform a certain task indicates lack of
ans: task-related intelligence
READ paragraph related to STAMP COLLECTION
26. A stamp has
ans: an inherent fascination
27. A journey of a stamp is into
ans: the past
28. The passage is a contemplation on
ans: the usefulness of collecting stamps
29. Stamps take us through
ans: history
30. Stamp collection profits one to
ans: keep out of mischief
READ PASSAGE RELATED TO MUSEUMS IN THE MODERN AGE
31. Museums are different from heritage centres, theme parks etc because they deal with
ans: original objects
32. According to the passage, the "provision of loan boxes of objects" helps museums
ans: make objects accessible to more people
33. The "real thing" refers to
ans: authentic displays
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Dil ka Bhanwar kare pukaar.... pyaar ka raag suno... pyaar ka raag suno re.
click here to listen to the song
Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukaar :
Movie : Tere Ghar Ke Saamne
Singer(s): MOHMMED RAFI
Cast(s): Dev Anand , Nutan
Hindi Lyrics:
Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukaar
Pyar Ka Raag Suno
Pyar Ka Raag Suno Re
Phool Tum Gulab Ka Kya Jawaab Aapka
Jo Ada Hai Woh Bahaar Hai
Aaj Dilki Bekahi Aa Gayee Zubaan Par
Baat Yeh Hai Tumse Pyaar Hai
Dil Tumhi Ko Diya Re
Pyar Ka Raag Suno Re...
[ Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukaar }
Chahe Tum Mitana Par Na Tum Girana
Aansoon Ki Tarah Nigah Se
Pyar Ki Oonchai Ishq Ki Gehrai
Poochh Lo Hamaari Aah Se
Aasmaan Chhoo Liya Re
Pyar Ka Raag Suno Re...
Is Haseen Paar Pe Hum Na Baithen Haar Ke
Saaya Banke Saath Hum Chalen
Aaj Mere Sung Tu Jhoome Dil Ki Aarzoo
Tujhse Meri Aankh Jab Mile
Jaane Kya Kar Diya Re
Pyar Ka Raag Sunoo Re...
Dedicated to a dear friend Sho!!!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Me and the Library
Every 3 out of 4 people in this library are asleep (that includes the staff and me too). Am sitting in a private library where only people who are preparing for PG entrance(MEDICAL) and those studying for CA exams are allowed to join, at a small fee (500 rupees/ month - which is not even close to being small , keeping in mind that I am unemployed now).
My eyes refuse to stay open, and my body lurches forward to let me sleep on the table. I start having doubts that whether the muscles of the back and eyes are involuntary, when my brain sends a alarm.. which says "Abhishek!!!! Wake up!"...
Me and Libraries never got along well... I still remember going to the "central library" in my college only when I wanted to sleep , and my roommate nicknaming harrisons' textbook of medicine as "alprax".
The best part of the library is that I can sit and study in the huge garden in front of it. In this garden, I've seen squirrels, garden lizards, and Sparrows (I really thought they were extinct!!!)
The cool breeze, the softness of the grass, the smell of soil when the garden is being watered.... these are really small things that make me happy. I am looking at the line of ants trying to carry food. Am amazed at their industriousness. Don't they get lazy like people???
Don't ants bribe other ants to escape from work?
Don't ants make excuses to escape work?
Well, why is it that people hate work so much??? (Actually why do I hate studying so much?)
Suddenly I hear a very loud distinct voice from the skies above, "People don't work hard because I take special care of them. They are just following the rule of natural selection "survival of the meanest- lazy- buggers" .
My neck starts paining as I crane to try to look for the source of the voice, and I snap out of my beautiful dream into the sleepy library.
Whoever said that sleep is not contagious, has never been to a library.
My eyes refuse to stay open, and my body lurches forward to let me sleep on the table. I start having doubts that whether the muscles of the back and eyes are involuntary, when my brain sends a alarm.. which says "Abhishek!!!! Wake up!"...
Me and Libraries never got along well... I still remember going to the "central library" in my college only when I wanted to sleep , and my roommate nicknaming harrisons' textbook of medicine as "alprax".
The best part of the library is that I can sit and study in the huge garden in front of it. In this garden, I've seen squirrels, garden lizards, and Sparrows (I really thought they were extinct!!!)
The cool breeze, the softness of the grass, the smell of soil when the garden is being watered.... these are really small things that make me happy. I am looking at the line of ants trying to carry food. Am amazed at their industriousness. Don't they get lazy like people???
Don't ants bribe other ants to escape from work?
Don't ants make excuses to escape work?
Well, why is it that people hate work so much??? (Actually why do I hate studying so much?)
Suddenly I hear a very loud distinct voice from the skies above, "People don't work hard because I take special care of them. They are just following the rule of natural selection "survival of the meanest- lazy- buggers" .
My neck starts paining as I crane to try to look for the source of the voice, and I snap out of my beautiful dream into the sleepy library.
Whoever said that sleep is not contagious, has never been to a library.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Confusion.... a very worthy gift.
I do feel that "confusion" is one of the best emotions GOD has given us. Confused??? read on....
The reason why some people would actually read through this post is the same reason why I think confusion is a gift.
How many times in life were you confused and still successfully managed to do nothing about it???
Walt Disney once said “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”
Why would a man be curious to know anything if he was perfectly clear about it? Curiosity is the flower that stems from the bud of Confusion! (Whoa.... that would make a good quotation... I am still confused how I managed to write that one!)
Confusion drives us.... we have an inbuilt mental mechanism which forces us to strive towards clearing confusion.
If Newton wasn't confused why the apple fell down instead of going up, or moving sideways ( I' the thought of an apple "falling sideways" lol ), he would've never discovered gravity.
A lot of people blame confusion for their mistakes. I hear from a lot of my friends who say "I was confused, and answered it wrong in the last moment". I think that they were not prepared enough for the test. They wouldn't be confused about a question they knew well.
(I bet you are never confused what your name is? lol)
The point I am trying to make here is that we should make use of confusion... ( i am really confused what i wanted to say!!!) We should let our instincts take over when we are confused and make efforts to clear it up. For when people work with a purpose, they unexpectedly achieve greatness.
When I started writing this post, I was confused as to why I am doing this instead of studying for my exam next month... I thought about it and came out with the answer "this was more interesting to me than what I was reading tonight(or was supposed to be reading :-P). "
And a lot of people are "confused" about choices.... One of my friends recently told me he was confused whether he should opt for internal medicine or general surgery for his post graduation. I said "Go with either one... If you like it in future, you will be happy that your confusion is cleared... If you don't like what you have chosen, you can always blame it on confusion."
I am really confused about a lot of things right now... like whether I should start studying and get a PG, or continue doing jobs, which have taught me a lot, and enjoy life right now.
I am also confused about my feelings for a girl... "Is it love, or just another infatuation I fail to recognise because of having a poor attention span ( I am ADHD, and I am loving it!!)
I will never finish this post if I start with that list. So I think i now understand why Michael J. Gelb said: "Confusion is the welcome mat at the door of creativity."
If you are even a little bit Confused about what I tried to convey in this post.... I will consider that I have made my point.
The reason why some people would actually read through this post is the same reason why I think confusion is a gift.
How many times in life were you confused and still successfully managed to do nothing about it???
Walt Disney once said “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”
Why would a man be curious to know anything if he was perfectly clear about it? Curiosity is the flower that stems from the bud of Confusion! (Whoa.... that would make a good quotation... I am still confused how I managed to write that one!)
Confusion drives us.... we have an inbuilt mental mechanism which forces us to strive towards clearing confusion.
If Newton wasn't confused why the apple fell down instead of going up, or moving sideways ( I' the thought of an apple "falling sideways" lol ), he would've never discovered gravity.
A lot of people blame confusion for their mistakes. I hear from a lot of my friends who say "I was confused, and answered it wrong in the last moment". I think that they were not prepared enough for the test. They wouldn't be confused about a question they knew well.
(I bet you are never confused what your name is? lol)
The point I am trying to make here is that we should make use of confusion... ( i am really confused what i wanted to say!!!) We should let our instincts take over when we are confused and make efforts to clear it up. For when people work with a purpose, they unexpectedly achieve greatness.
When I started writing this post, I was confused as to why I am doing this instead of studying for my exam next month... I thought about it and came out with the answer "this was more interesting to me than what I was reading tonight(or was supposed to be reading :-P). "
And a lot of people are "confused" about choices.... One of my friends recently told me he was confused whether he should opt for internal medicine or general surgery for his post graduation. I said "Go with either one... If you like it in future, you will be happy that your confusion is cleared... If you don't like what you have chosen, you can always blame it on confusion."
I am really confused about a lot of things right now... like whether I should start studying and get a PG, or continue doing jobs, which have taught me a lot, and enjoy life right now.
I am also confused about my feelings for a girl... "Is it love, or just another infatuation I fail to recognise because of having a poor attention span ( I am ADHD, and I am loving it!!)
I will never finish this post if I start with that list. So I think i now understand why Michael J. Gelb said: "Confusion is the welcome mat at the door of creativity."
If you are even a little bit Confused about what I tried to convey in this post.... I will consider that I have made my point.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Vishvadaabhiraama vinura Vema
నీతి చెప్పినవాడి నోరు నొక్కేయ బడును,
నీతి లేని ఊర కుక్కల పనుల చేత ,
కుక్క లోని నీతి, రాజకీయాలలో లేదయ,
విశ్వదాభిరామ వినురవేమ .
చరిత్ర సృష్టించిన రామా రావు శ్రమ వృథా ఆయెను,
మహానుభావుల పరువు మట్టి లో కలిసెను,
తెలంగాణా పేరిట తెగులు పుట్టించెను రాజకీయం,
విశ్వదాభిరామ వినురవేమ.
I wrote the above lines in memory of the statues desecrated on tank bund by "anti-social elements".
It is really a shame that Hyderabad, once the city of dreams has been turned into a place where distasteful experiences have become a routine.
I really don't know if it is really the people of Hyderabad that are blinded by the lies of politicians.... or it is goons paid by politicians who have done these shameful acts.
how will such activities help in achieving telangana?
The telangana JAC is losing all its support from the people of hyderabad. because it is the common people who suffer when the JAC declares bandhs. Hyderabadi People now first think whether their daily life will be hampered by the agitations or not, whether buses will ply in city or not, whether they can go to work on time? whether their children can safely go to school and come back? ....and I AM NOT EXAGGERATING!!!
The parents whose children are studying in osmania university have sleepless nights worrying about their children.
Will there be any respite from this headache???
Will the Govt. do something to aid the common man?
Friday, February 25, 2011
Duet Movie Songs Lyrics
This is for my friend pavithra.... she too likes these songs... Who does'nt??? lol
Duet Movie Songs Lyrics
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Cast:Prabhu,Meenakshi
Music:A.R.Rehman
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Song- 1
Anjali Anjali Pushpaanjali
Anjali Anjali Pushpaanjali
Poovanti Padamulaku Pushpaanjali
Muddayina Pedavulaku Mohanjali
Kalahamsa Nadakalaku Geetaanjali
Kanaraani Nagavulaku Kavitaanjali
Ninna Daaka Nuvvu Nenu Iruvuram Evarani
Kammani Bandham Yilaa Telipenu Okatani
Kadalini Padu Vaanalaa Kalipina Madi Idi
Karigina Siri Mojula Kadha Yidi Naa Cheli
Edurugaa Toli Swapnam Tonikinadi
Edalo Madhu Kaavyam Palikinadi
Anjali Anjali Valapula Naa Cheli
Poovanti Padamulaku Pushpaanjali
Muddayina Pedavulaku Mohaanjali
Kalahamsa Nadakalaku Geetaanjali
Kanaraani Nagavulaku Kavitaanjali
Anjali Anjali Pushpaanjali
Anjali Anjali Pushpaanjali
Poovanti Padamulaku Pushpaanjali
Muddayina Pedavulaku Mohanjali
Kalahamsa Nadakalaku Geetaanjali
Kanaraani Nagavulaku Kavitaanjali
Kannula Sanketame Kalalaku Tolakari
Vennela Jalapaatame Valapuku Tadupari
Gundelo Sangeetame Kurisinadenduko Koyilapaate Yilaa Palikinadenduko
Cheluvugaa Eda Maare Maduva Nidha Ammavaasya Nisimaare Vennelagaa
Anjali Anjali Idi Hrudayaanjali
Nee Prema Laahiriki Pushpaanjali
Nee Gaanamaadhuriki Geetaanjali
Eda Dochu Navvulaku Natanaanjali
Kavi Aina Nee Madiki Kavitaanjali
Anjali Anjali Pushpaanjali
Anjali Anjali Pushpaanjali
Poovanti Padamulaku Pushpaanjali
Muddayina Pedavulaku Mohanjali
Kalahamsa Nadakalaku Geetaanjali
Kanaraani Nagavulaku Kavitaanjali
Anjali Nee Choopulo Vennela Velluve
Anjali Naa Voopirai Palikenu Pallave
Kannulo Nuvvu Lenide Kalale Raavule
Naa Madi Nuvvu Lenide Kavite Ledule
Telisenu Nuvve Naa Manasuvani
Mojuku Nelavayina Valapuvani
Anjali Anjali Valapula Naa Cheli
Anjali Anjali Pushpaanjali
Anjali Anjali Pushpaanjali
Poovanti Padamulaku Pushpaanjali
Muddayina Pedavulaku Mohanjali
Kalahamsa Nadakalaku Geetaanjali
Kanaraani Nagavulaku Kavitaanjali
Song-2
Naa necheli naa necheli ee dari ninka mooyake
naa gundelo ee gaayame inka aarakunda cheyake..
siluvane silalalane inka enni nallu moyane...
saluvakai cheluvakai inka entha kalamagane
|| Naa Necheli ||
Necheli nee poojalake naa manasuloni pranayam
naa cheli nuvu kaadante yeda regutundi vilayam
naa prema ne.. ee devataa... karuninchadaa.. batikinchadaa
amrutammilaa vishamainadaa kalanedu sila ainadaa...
|| Naa Necheli ||
naa kalai nuvu raakunte yeda vagachi vagachi pagile
naa jathe nuvu lekunte madi segala ragili pogile
oh nesthamaa.. naa praanamaa.. kala theeradaa oh mounamaa
idi nyayamaa.. idi dharmama.. premisthe adi neramaa...
|| Naa Necheli ||
siluvane silalalane inka enni nallu moyane...
saluvakai cheluvakai inka entha kalamagane
Duet Movie Songs Lyrics
________________________
Cast:Prabhu,Meenakshi
Music:A.R.Rehman
________________________
Song- 1
Anjali Anjali Pushpaanjali
Anjali Anjali Pushpaanjali
Poovanti Padamulaku Pushpaanjali
Muddayina Pedavulaku Mohanjali
Kalahamsa Nadakalaku Geetaanjali
Kanaraani Nagavulaku Kavitaanjali
Ninna Daaka Nuvvu Nenu Iruvuram Evarani
Kammani Bandham Yilaa Telipenu Okatani
Kadalini Padu Vaanalaa Kalipina Madi Idi
Karigina Siri Mojula Kadha Yidi Naa Cheli
Edurugaa Toli Swapnam Tonikinadi
Edalo Madhu Kaavyam Palikinadi
Anjali Anjali Valapula Naa Cheli
Poovanti Padamulaku Pushpaanjali
Muddayina Pedavulaku Mohaanjali
Kalahamsa Nadakalaku Geetaanjali
Kanaraani Nagavulaku Kavitaanjali
Anjali Anjali Pushpaanjali
Anjali Anjali Pushpaanjali
Poovanti Padamulaku Pushpaanjali
Muddayina Pedavulaku Mohanjali
Kalahamsa Nadakalaku Geetaanjali
Kanaraani Nagavulaku Kavitaanjali
Kannula Sanketame Kalalaku Tolakari
Vennela Jalapaatame Valapuku Tadupari
Gundelo Sangeetame Kurisinadenduko Koyilapaate Yilaa Palikinadenduko
Cheluvugaa Eda Maare Maduva Nidha Ammavaasya Nisimaare Vennelagaa
Anjali Anjali Idi Hrudayaanjali
Nee Prema Laahiriki Pushpaanjali
Nee Gaanamaadhuriki Geetaanjali
Eda Dochu Navvulaku Natanaanjali
Kavi Aina Nee Madiki Kavitaanjali
Anjali Anjali Pushpaanjali
Anjali Anjali Pushpaanjali
Poovanti Padamulaku Pushpaanjali
Muddayina Pedavulaku Mohanjali
Kalahamsa Nadakalaku Geetaanjali
Kanaraani Nagavulaku Kavitaanjali
Anjali Nee Choopulo Vennela Velluve
Anjali Naa Voopirai Palikenu Pallave
Kannulo Nuvvu Lenide Kalale Raavule
Naa Madi Nuvvu Lenide Kavite Ledule
Telisenu Nuvve Naa Manasuvani
Mojuku Nelavayina Valapuvani
Anjali Anjali Valapula Naa Cheli
Anjali Anjali Pushpaanjali
Anjali Anjali Pushpaanjali
Poovanti Padamulaku Pushpaanjali
Muddayina Pedavulaku Mohanjali
Kalahamsa Nadakalaku Geetaanjali
Kanaraani Nagavulaku Kavitaanjali
Song-2
Naa necheli naa necheli ee dari ninka mooyake
naa gundelo ee gaayame inka aarakunda cheyake..
siluvane silalalane inka enni nallu moyane...
saluvakai cheluvakai inka entha kalamagane
|| Naa Necheli ||
Necheli nee poojalake naa manasuloni pranayam
naa cheli nuvu kaadante yeda regutundi vilayam
naa prema ne.. ee devataa... karuninchadaa.. batikinchadaa
amrutammilaa vishamainadaa kalanedu sila ainadaa...
|| Naa Necheli ||
naa kalai nuvu raakunte yeda vagachi vagachi pagile
naa jathe nuvu lekunte madi segala ragili pogile
oh nesthamaa.. naa praanamaa.. kala theeradaa oh mounamaa
idi nyayamaa.. idi dharmama.. premisthe adi neramaa...
|| Naa Necheli ||
siluvane silalalane inka enni nallu moyane...
saluvakai cheluvakai inka entha kalamagane
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
ADHD and my love life.......
For people trying to know about my love life.... "you are on the wrong page!"
I have ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).... and ADHD has affected my life.
My personal life took most of the beating.
I should make myself clear that my job at NIMHANS taught me that... "ADHD is a disorder, it is not an excuse, it is a fact."
Now that i look back on my life i see that the string of brief but very passionate relationships i had, ended because i had ADHD.... or maybe because i didn't know i had ADHD. To recognise a problem is as important as finding its solution.
I think that most of my relationships were going pretty good... except that i would miss the non-verbal cues.... when i knew something, i would be so good in executing it.
For example, if i knew it was my girls' parents anniversary, i would get them a nice gift, do something they really might enjoy and make their day.... but the problem was ADHD prevented me from remembering those small things that i considered unimportant.
Also, i would let my girl down on so many occasions... because i genuinely forgot that i had an appointment.... i had to lie to cover up the fact that i had messed up..... and when these lies got caught, i got banged.
now that i know i have ADHD, i am trying to practise how to help myself against my ADHD.
I have missed the cues given by a couple of very good friends.... and as a result lost their friendship too.......
I'd like to apologise publicly to all those people i might have hurt.... sorry that i could never even recognise that i was hurting you.
Let me add that ADHD has also helped me a lot.... i can multi-task better than others... am good at various fields, am very good at something i do when i like it, and i can take any amount of stress!!!
But like spiderman says "It's my gift... it's my curse."
I have ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).... and ADHD has affected my life.
My personal life took most of the beating.
I should make myself clear that my job at NIMHANS taught me that... "ADHD is a disorder, it is not an excuse, it is a fact."
Now that i look back on my life i see that the string of brief but very passionate relationships i had, ended because i had ADHD.... or maybe because i didn't know i had ADHD. To recognise a problem is as important as finding its solution.
I think that most of my relationships were going pretty good... except that i would miss the non-verbal cues.... when i knew something, i would be so good in executing it.
For example, if i knew it was my girls' parents anniversary, i would get them a nice gift, do something they really might enjoy and make their day.... but the problem was ADHD prevented me from remembering those small things that i considered unimportant.
Also, i would let my girl down on so many occasions... because i genuinely forgot that i had an appointment.... i had to lie to cover up the fact that i had messed up..... and when these lies got caught, i got banged.
now that i know i have ADHD, i am trying to practise how to help myself against my ADHD.
I have missed the cues given by a couple of very good friends.... and as a result lost their friendship too.......
I'd like to apologise publicly to all those people i might have hurt.... sorry that i could never even recognise that i was hurting you.
Let me add that ADHD has also helped me a lot.... i can multi-task better than others... am good at various fields, am very good at something i do when i like it, and i can take any amount of stress!!!
But like spiderman says "It's my gift... it's my curse."
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