New Year

When it comes to celebration, Indian never left behind.  We  just need some simple reason or say occasion.   There is no noticeable or un-noticeable   Change either in the shine of moon, star in the new year eve or in shine of sun in new year morning.   Non of them have any idea what a new year is.  Still following the calender prepare by westerner, we do celebrate.  I am a common man and is no exception.  A celebration is incomplete unless you are at a place where you and the people around you are comfortable with each other.  Thus for me worlds best place is "Home" and best people around me are my extended family.  Even than i cannot resist an invitation from a star hotel for the new year eve party.

This is for the 1st time i was (not)enjoying in crowd.  ( i rather call it mob except that they were not so unruly) . My wife and me prefer to left the place well before mid night.   The new year was welcomed by our family traditionally with "Shankhadwani" and bell.  The next day was better enjoyed with my family and neighbors in a lonely picnic spot with beautiful scene.  Good food was an additional attraction.  In all ways it was a very good day.

Wish you all a happy new year.

today

8th december 2010,  today.  It is raining outside.   Rain in anyway during december is not welcome at all. It is said, my city, raipur has only two season,  one "hot" and another "very hot", still than today is quite cool.   Morning newpaper has  decalred that low pressure created in the Bay of Bengal is showing it's effect and will be continu till friday.   I am never comfortable with cold and my solar water heater appear to be sleeping.  so i have to skip a good bath in lieu had a dry clean.   In a day or two winter cloth will be out.  heavy winter cloths are another problem for me. 

It would be very difficult if Sun god do not appear tomorrow.  Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

have a nice rainy day.

Sunday

When we were school going kids,  we wait for Sunday to come.   It appears as if it was a log waiting before sunday cud come.  Sunday used to pass very quickly at that time.  Now we never wait for Sunday.  The charm has gone. Now we wish, how soon the Sunday will end.

I wish i cud go back to those days when we were eagerly waiting for sundays.

work

little Samir every day observe her mom doing house hold work like washing utensil and cleaning of home.  On being asked,  mom always replay that she is doing "work".  When dad goes out he every time enquire..  where dad is going?   replay comes from the mom.."to work".   One day dad was late from work.   Little samir declare..  dad must have more utensil to wash today at his work.

Common Man of Indian sub continent

Once while i was traveling on the Mumbai local,  over heard a hot discussion on the proposed fare hike in Indian airline.  I poke my nose and asked whether any of the party ever had a chance to take a flight.  The answer was negative.  In the near future they do not have a chance either.   This is the great Indian middle class.   Scenerio in entire Indian sub continent has invisible difference.  people here, devide themselves in three broad category..  Rich, poor and middle class.  Rich are not common.  Poor are not consider as (hu)man.  Left,  the middle class is clearly win the title common man.   This common man,  is greatest philoshopher,  thinker and above all consider to be king maker in our democracy.  still he is common.. as common as curroption, terrorism, naxalism and inflation.

Jai hind.