Quid Pro Quo

Chaos

Silly than sedate

Old and young, herd in concert

Chaos the new norm

~ KARAN 

Book Review - A Walk In The Rain by Udai Yadla

Most of us love to walk in the rain. For once to shed all our inhibitions and allow the drops to quench our reticence and let us be. A look at the cover page and you may well be mistaken to think it to be the same. A story of a young couple madly in love running around trees made for a cozy reading with a hot coffee besides your window on a lazy rainy afternoon. But then there is a lot more than what meets the eye.

Source: Writers Melon

#Demonetisation #Demonetization

People dying bruised

Fair, in larger good, say they

Brazen they amused

 ~ KARAN

Supermoon

Serene Black sky new

Fireball glowing amber hue

Sun kissed full moon blew

~ KARAN

Movie Character I Want to Play #TadkaTuesday

We are all in some way or the other fascinated by the stories that are created on the celluloid, knowing fully well that they are imaginative and ingenious to say the least with an exemption of some being inspired from true events.

We have all lived vicariously the journey of the characters while watching a movie with some even carrying the feeling home. Who doesn’t want to be in a dreamland living a life “king-size”? With living in huge mansions, traveling in private jets, so on and so forth. With everything at your command, life being at ease with things around and with there being always a happy ending. Who wouldn’t want such a life and I being no exception. But then there are so many movies and numerous characters that have transported me to a utopian world, if I may use that here.

But then when I was asked this question there is one character that stood tall amongst scores of others that have made me identify with them. The biggest reason amongst others was that it would be every aspiring man’s dream life. It is that of Kabir Thapar aka Bunny in the movie Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.

Kabir at one hand has a dream job of traveling around the world and covering the best that the universe offers so also gets to experience the finer things in life first hand. But then on the other hand he has shown that to achieve you got to dream first - “care to dream & dare to achieve” is brought out clearly by him and I would love to live by that cliché. He has shown a strong desire to go for his dreams and was ready to make whatever sacrifices that were needed. That is another aspect that inspired me and made identify with him.

Also Kabir brings to the board another very important aspect that we lack in our society, is that of agreeing to disagree. Kabir has been brutally honest throughout the movie, which is what I am too. He is a very social person but managed to keep his personal life separate. That brings me another facet of his personality and which I dearly adore in my life is that having you close group of people, for whom  you would always want to go that extra mile.

So to wrap it up I would just not want to play the character but imbibe and reproduce all of his aesthetics in everyday life.

This post has been written for #TadkaTuesday

If you are wondering what is #TadkaTuesday, it is a bloghop for all things entertainment. For further details click the image below.

~ KARAN

5 Takeaways From #PM #Modi's Speech To The #US #Congress

  

Source: PTI Photo

1. Always touch base with common factors with the host and you will immediately build a lasting connection.
2. Use humor in your speech no matter how professional the occasion and formal the speech may be.
3. It’s irrelevant that you have a heavy vernacular accent to your English, it’s your confidence, presentation and eloquence is all that matters not even your vocabulary.
4. Make discreet use of aphorism to help drive your point through without having to offend anyone.
5. Most Important - remember time is an essence of a speech and therefore don’t drag your topics to a point that you lose your audience.

~ KARAN

Stuff I Learnt Today ~ 10 June 2016

Rumour ~ In every mouth it spreads

And in every ear it grows ~ KS ~

~ KARAN

Rumour

55 Fiction # 27 - First Love

Could never have had enough, but it was time to make a call. To do or not to do was the question that kept oscillating in her mind freaking her out. After maneuvering her mind for long hours she could finally come to terms with it and decided to return the book to the library.

 ~ Karan 

An Ode to Maa

To tribute my Mother who I fondly call #Maa even using all alphabets in all probable attributable words would not be enough and certainly not enough is a day. So I do it in my small way. We always get interested in celebrating things on a larger scale and in grand style. But what we forget is life is celebrated the most in mundane and smaller things that we do and appreciate in the simplest way.

Zen

I am participating in A to Z Challenge 2016 where we write 26 posts in a month each day on one word from A to Z barring Sunday's.  Today's word is "Z".

              

My theme is “Human Characteristics”.  Today I chose “Zen”.

Sprints on veranda

Shameless screaming in schoolyards

Fearless me

When did I lose that?

The zeal of a bee, I had

Blissful used to be

Without distortion

Sans figment, happy again

Zen like want to be

~ KARAN

As children we are fearless of the world and our only agenda is to be happy. We mingle and get along with anyone and everyone and never bother about who that person is and which family/religion/cast/creed so and so forth, s/he comes from. However as we grow up we tend to forget the ultimate goal in life of being happy and tend to tilt towards becoming more snobby and selective as a result of which we are illusioned from the real purpose of life and living.

Young Mind

I am participating in A to Z Challenge 2016 where we write 26 posts in a month each day on one word from A to Z barring Sunday's.  Today's word is "Y".

              

My theme is “Human Characteristics”.  Today I chose “Young Mind”.

Bursting energy

Ever ready keen young mind

New start, age a count

~ KARAN

As they say “it’s all in the mind, age is just a number”. It so true, as long as one has desire, fervor and energy and is ready to go for it with all heart, no age can stop one from setting new goals and achieving them!

Xenial

I am participating in A to Z Challenge 2016 where we write 26 posts in a month each day on one word from A to Z barring Sunday's.  Today's word is "X".

              

My theme is “Human Characteristics”.  Today I chose “Xenial”.

Leave the doors ajar

Xenial with guests, strangers

May have pleased angles

~ KARAN 

Xenial in particular is defined as “friendly relationship between host and guest”, however here I have used it in a broader sense with an effort to drive home a point how we are turning recluse. Here in India we emphasize on Atithi Devo Bhava which in literal translation in English means 'The guest is equivalent to God' or 'Be one for whom the guest is God'. However we have long forgone that.  Let alone for others but as mentioned in the teachings in almost all of the holy scriptures across religions which I vaguely quote here one must atleast for one's own-self greet the guest with open arms:

“Do not neglect to show hospitality to guests and strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.”

Wicked

I am participating in A to Z Challenge 2016 where we write 26 posts in a month each day on one word from A to Z barring Sunday's.  Today's word is "W".

              

My theme is “Human Characteristics”.  Today I chose “Wicked”.

Misguided young souls

Disgruntled minds, failing pray

To the wicked will

~ KARAN 

The world has turned intolerant and unmindful whereby leaving people to fend for themselves. Add to it the frustration of joblessness and lack of opportunity the youth today is the most vulnerable species and the radical organizations are wasting no time in tapping them and luring them into the life of hell for their sole wicked willed interests.

Vacuous

I am participating in A to Z Challenge 2016 where we write 26 posts in a month each day on one word from A to Z barring Sunday's.  Today's word is "V".

              

My theme is “Human Characteristics”.  Today I chose “Vacuous”.

No need to know it

Still questioning is his right

Is vacuous mind

~ KARAN 

These days more often than not we come across people who show a lack of thought or intelligence while deliberating and debating. Case in point spokespersons of various political parties.

Ubiquitous

I am participating in A to Z Challenge 2016 where we write 26 posts in a month each day on one word from A to Z barring Sunday's.  Today's word is "U".

              

My theme is “Human Characteristics”.   Today I chose “Ubiquitous”.

Apple, Mango, Grape

He wanted it all, got none

Ubiquitous trait

~ KARAN

It’s due to our desire to be present everywhere and get everything we fail to enjoy the one we have at that point in time.

55 Fiction # 26 ~ Thrifty

I am participating in A to Z Challenge 2016 where we write 26 posts in a month each day on one word from A to Z barring Sunday's.  Today's word is "T".

              

My theme is “Human Characteristics”.  Today I chose “Thrifty”.

"Bought a bottle of water for Rs.20 he happily quenched thirst. Months later he readily paid Rs.100 for it. A year after hopping shops he finally found one and had to offer Rs.500 for same bottle. Couple of years later even Rs.10,000 could not fetch him one, he realized being thrifty would have been wise."

~ KARAN

We have to come to realize that even money can’t buy everything, you may millions with you but the resources are limited. One has to be wise and cunning in using them or should I say wasting them in case of water.

Salacious

I am participating in A to Z Challenge 2016 where we write 26 posts in a month each day on one word from A to Z barring Sunday's.  Today's word is "S".

              

My theme is “Human Characteristics”.  Today I chose “Salacious”.

Her modesty outraged

She went to the cops hopeful

Met salacious eyes

 ~ KARAN 

It’s very insulting and sad that rather than helping a woman in distress cops show seductive interest in her plight.

Ravenous

I am participating in A to Z Challenge 2016 where we write 26 posts in a month each day on one word from A to Z barring Sunday's.  Today's word is "R".

              

My theme is “Human Characteristics”.  Today I chose “Ravenous”.

Work not for reward

Deepest craving of human

Is for ravenous

~ KARAN

“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”

                                                                                                    ~ William James