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.
Monday, September 19, 2011
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
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