Rakshabandhan...

... the circle of protection encapsulated in the strings of trust and love tied on the hands of a brother by his sister(s). A utopian embodiment to the human emotions expressed in bright, colorful threads to celebrate the comraderie shared by siblings.

Wish my sisters hadn't forgotten about me on this day atleast...

Life is ...

... a game
... beautiful.
... a mystery.
... an enigma.
... short.
... complex.
... simple.
... a journey.

... for you to live once.
... the beating heart in a mother's womb.
... the sleeping head in your arms in bed.

... slipping away from you every second.

Down with conniving hyenas (PM)

Yeh hai meri kahani...

Reclining in the apartment in Skokie, IL. Thinking of nothing but everything. Listening to the song that goes by the title of this blog... Wondering about the importance of my existence in this world...

Think am a loner by nature. People tried hard to get up-close and personal with me, but I everytime denied them access beyond a certain point...

Is this behaviour by nature or by instinct? I guess by inhibition...

Life's too short to be allowed to be spent idling around ;
Life's too long to be spent idling around alone ;
Life's too simple to be able to idle around ;
Life's too complicated to be unscrambled by an idle mind...

Yet, life goes on...

Ab tak chappan(56)

Jai Hind !!

Wishing all the citizens and brethren of the Sovereign Democratic Republic of India another year of prosperity on this 57th year of being a Republic.

Sitting here in the US, just got off the phone speaking to my relatives back home... Missing the Republic Day parade of Delhi... During my days in Delhi used to watch the parade with fervor with family, then once I shifted base to BLR used to enjoy it on the television... But this year was unable to watch it at all....

Watching the parade over the years renewed my sense of pride and belonging to a country of diversities. The cultural variance, the religious harmony, the mingled babble in a variety of languages / dialects, the vagaries of climatic conditions from snow covered mountains to the sand lagoons of the Thar. From the extreme continental climate in Northern India to the Mediterranean experience in the coastal areas.

Above all, the 'atmosphere' of being in India is totally unique. Being in any part of it, makes you feel at home... The place, the environment and everything gives you a sense of camaraderie.

Wanna be there... but life has other plans for me for now....

Bharat mata ki jai !!!